Hey all!
I'm simply floored by this forum, the galleries, and the knowledge! It's incredible, and has been a huge help (and source of many temptations!).
About 2 months ago, I picked up a little 4" Senegal Poly from my LFS, told that it was a loach and community friendly. I knew it couldn't be a loach, but had no clue what I was getting into. After adding him to my tank with German Blue Rams and the usual tropical community fish (guppies etc), he immediately began to follow along behind my smaller fishes, not aggressive but very interested, I became very skeptical about my loach. Thanks to MFK and other fantastic bichir reference pages, it was clear that Falcor (the sen poly) needed to be moved to a new home.
Falcor was moved to a new tank along with some ghost shrimp, and he's simply fascinating to watch. Very active, intelligent, and tons of personality. We've added an albino sen to keep him company, and they get along very well! He does a lot of nudging at her midsection, leading me to believe he is in fact a he and little pink Nessie is in fact a she.
The plan is to pick up a couple of Delhezis, and in about 6 months (after we move to a bigger pad), upgrade to a 75 gallon or bigger tank, bichirs being the main occupants.
HUGE thanks to all of you for this amazing site!
Brant in SoCal
I'm simply floored by this forum, the galleries, and the knowledge! It's incredible, and has been a huge help (and source of many temptations!).
About 2 months ago, I picked up a little 4" Senegal Poly from my LFS, told that it was a loach and community friendly. I knew it couldn't be a loach, but had no clue what I was getting into. After adding him to my tank with German Blue Rams and the usual tropical community fish (guppies etc), he immediately began to follow along behind my smaller fishes, not aggressive but very interested, I became very skeptical about my loach. Thanks to MFK and other fantastic bichir reference pages, it was clear that Falcor (the sen poly) needed to be moved to a new home.
Falcor was moved to a new tank along with some ghost shrimp, and he's simply fascinating to watch. Very active, intelligent, and tons of personality. We've added an albino sen to keep him company, and they get along very well! He does a lot of nudging at her midsection, leading me to believe he is in fact a he and little pink Nessie is in fact a she.
The plan is to pick up a couple of Delhezis, and in about 6 months (after we move to a bigger pad), upgrade to a 75 gallon or bigger tank, bichirs being the main occupants.
HUGE thanks to all of you for this amazing site!
Brant in SoCal
