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Chuncan said:
Wow thanks for specificality of that reply. Yh that filter is on craiglist right now actually.
So my stocking list is now:
Columbian Rams (2 females 1 male)
2 bichirs
Cories of some kind
Big ol' school of Congo Tetras
Plants:
Big bunches of either Java Fern or Crypt Wendtii
Anubis's
Some kind of moss
Maybe a ground cover of micro sword
Something else
Decor:
Driftwood (lots of driftwood)
Flagstone (for caves)

Yep thats it. Maybe clown loaches instead of cories cuz cories stay small for too long.


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Congrats on the soon to be 75 gallon or 90 gallon tank, I just got my first 75, and I am super excited for bichirs as well! (I'm probably just going to do 4 bichirs, and then possible some other top/mid fish)

You need to keep in mind what species of bichir you get, some of the upper jaws can reach 20-27"+ (like weeksi and ornates), while the lower jaws get even larger 24"-39"+.

This is pretty good info on polys http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...70-Polypterids-an-introduction-and-primer-3-0

For a 75 gallon or 90 gallon I would recommend
~P. palmas palmas ('palmas' bichir)- 13"
~(subspecies)P. palmas polli ('marbled bichir)- 14"
~(subspecies) P. palmas buettikoferi ('buettikoferi' bichir)- 13"
~P. delhezi ('armoured' or 'delhez's' bichir)- 14"
~P. senegalus senegalus ('Senegal' or 'Cuiver's' bichir)- 12"
(possible subspecies)P. senegalus meridionalis- 12"+
~P. retropinnis ('retropinnis' bichir)- 14"

Excluding the hillstream loaches for now, you have issues with the bichirs and other fish. I'd say, there is a very good chance your bichirs will snack on the rams, for sure the cories, and a fairly good chance they will pick off the congos probably as well (although I have seen a few 4-5" congos, most I see are 3", which makes them snack size imo.) Bichirs have HUGE mouths when they are foot long fish+, and capable of eating mid size fish. I think there is a thread on here discussing fish their bichir has tried to eat, or did eat. Some of the larger ones will even eat smaller/younger ones from what I've read.

Like another posted said, hillstream loaches need high o2 water, with lots of algae, round rocks to graze, and cool water. Much like a mountain hillstream. A lot of people think they are better off in a species tank or with white cloud mountain minnows or similiar fish.

As for loaches, they wouldn't be in danger of being ate, but the loaches will get to be around a foot each, and need to be in a school. So your tank would be pretty crowded once they got bigger, and for sure they would compete with the bichirs for food.

Just my two cents, hope this helps! :D
 
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aclockworkorange said:
I don't know of any "hillstream" loach that gets near a foot. :)


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Sorry, I was referring to the CLOWN loaches here "As for loaches, they wouldn't be in danger of being ate, but the loaches will get to be around a foot each, and need to be in a school. So your tank would be pretty crowded once they got bigger, and for sure they would compete with the bichirs for food." Not the hillstream loaches. :)

As the OP said earlier "Maybe clown loaches instead of cories cuz cories stay small for too long."

I second that, that would be awesome! Could you imagine a foot long reticulated hillstream loach?
 
Haha well, a nice amount of answers to wake up to. Yeah I was thinking about the bichir eating things. The congos at my LFS are like 3 1/2 inches and fat! Maybe not all are like that. Maybe if I got the bichirs as babies and they grew up with the congos..... Ah well. Maybe I'll try. As for tank size, a 150 gal tall?!?! That sounds crazy. Don't know where I'd find that. And thanks for all the 'smaller' bichir species. That'll help me narrow it down. How fast do bichirs grow?
As for hillstream loaches, maybe a powerhead in the semi middle area? Pointed at an angle. Lots of different sizes of driftwood and quite a few big rocks?


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