Good tank setup for a few Bichirs & Rope Fish?

[PaiLum92]

Heavy planted, a couple hiding spots right now. I had a few bamboo tubes in there, but i was told that bamboo would rot in the water and make it toxic, so i removed them. My Delhezi will hide behind a cave in the quarantine tank, and not in it, even though it has 2 entrances/exits and would be easy for him to swim through and stretch out. So will my tank be fine for them as is, or do i need to suck it up and get over my dislike for ugly PvC Pipes and put some in?

So, basically, is it an ok tank for 2-3 Bichirs and 2-3 Rope Fish to live in?
Does anything need to be done dif?
Any more plants, less plants, more hiding spots, less, etc etc..?

(If you need clearer shots, i can get them asap..)

 

[Ambervikings91]

i like it, looks good, i think they will enjoy it

what size is the tank though?

 

[PaiLum92]

72 g, forgot to mention that..

 

[JamesF]

Tank looks pretty good. I'd add some plants personally. If you wanted to try some easy live ones, java fern and bolbitis work very well, and bichirs and ropes love them. Especially bolbitis.

 

[PaiLum92]

Not much luck with live plants. For now this will do, i will have to get a bigger tank eventually.

But what about hiding places? Should i just stick 3-4 pieces of pvc in there?

 

[521torino]

Plants are hiding spots for bichers. My del hangs out in my amazon sword all day with just it's head sticking out.

 

[PaiLum92]

I bought a plant with a sucktion cup on it by accident.. it can stick to the top of my glass hood, would that be a good place for it to hide?

Besides, dont I need chemicals and a special light for real plants?

 

[JamesF]

Both bolbitis and java fern are pretty much indestructible.
All they need is basic light for about 10-12 hours a day. he bolbitis does best in some current though, so I usually put it in front of the filter intakes. Bot of these plants you tie to driftwood or rocks, you don't actually plant them. After a month or so they will be rooted to whatever you put them on. Anubias is another good one that thrives in low light.

 

[PaiLum92]

can these be found at most petsmarts or lfs?

 

[Cohazard]

Can be found at most fish stores, big chains and privately owned.

The tank looks pretty good, you could add malaysian driftwood witha certain shape (something they can hide under) and they would appreciate that.

Anubias, ferns, bolbitus, etc.. don't really need fertilizers (chemicals) to be added to the water.

Amazon swords grow better with root fertilization, but can still grow without it.