Decisions Decisions Decisions

[magpie]

I'm gonna wait to be safe.

 

[ShanerBock888]

I'm gonna wait to be safe.

Probably the best bet. I've jumped the gun before, in anticipation of an upgrade, and then felt bad when the fish grew faster than expected!

 

[thefredpit]

That awesome... your pittbulls just watching the fish...snap a pic next time they do it

Where I'm at now unfortunately I don't have a pit however we do have a yellow lab that loves the tank and the best part is the bichir likes to tease her lol



this is her the day we brought the albino sengalus home she wouldn't even leave the tank for treats lol



we put her outside and she sat at the door watching the tank


This is her after I added the 5" fire eel I got today

and here is a video of when we added the bichir

https://goo.gl/photos/AorkakhXVcLvCigw9

 

[ShanerBock888]

haha that's awesome beautiful dog man

 

[Vancouver_98683]

I'm gonna wait to be safe.

If u decide to do it and it outgrows to 8- 10" before the new tank. I'll house it in my empty 75g for a fee. The floating plants that u throw away from overgrowth.

 

[jaws7777]

Great vid and awesome dog

 

[clm08k]

I've considered a fire eel in my poly tank, but my concern is that they grow slow and are not aggressive eaters, especially when small. So it would be hard to feed them, making them even slower growers, making them little more than a pretty noodle for your polys as they outgrow the fire eel. Also, as mentioned above, they can get huge!

As for poly pick, I vote KOLIBA! I got one from wetspot last week and I love the way it looks, regardless of whether it's a legit koliba or not.View attachment 1228499
when I got him I thought the coloring would darken up a lot, but he's still really light colored, even on the black substrate, which happens to be the black diamond blasting sand.

looks good! What is this black diamond blasting sand?

Where I'm at now unfortunately I don't have a pit however we do have a yellow lab that loves the tank and the best part is the bichir likes to tease her lol

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this is her the day we brought the albino sengalus home she wouldn't even leave the tank for treats lol

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we put her outside and she sat at the door watching the tank

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This is her after I added the 5" fire eel I got today

and here is a video of when we added the bichir

https://goo.gl/photos/AorkakhXVcLvCigw9

love how she is watching the bichir the entire time!

 

[thefredpit]

looks good! What is this black diamond blasting sand?

black diamond is used for sand blasting it is pure silica, non reactive, smooth, and best of all super cheap. Basically it is a very cheap substrate alternative that comes in several sizes another great one is pool filter sand


http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/black-diamond-fine-blasting-abrasives

 

[thefredpit]

Oh I just wanted to say how much I love how active the Polypterus section of this forum is. When I was on here before I was forced to take a break from the hobby it was no where near as lively

 

[Polyaddict86]

Its like red garnet sand, but black and shinny.