How many polys in a 280?

[killerfish]

go for around 5 dats and the rest is it 30'' tall or wide if its only 24'' wide that aro will need a bigger tank so you may wan't to leave it out

 

[L Aquatics]

go for around 5 dats and the rest is it 30'' tall or wide if its only 24'' wide that aro will need a bigger tank so you may wan't to leave it out

standard units of measure so its LxWxH 8'Lx2'Wx30"H. And the black Aro still has some time to grow, either way I have a 2400 gallon pond for it to go to once it gets too big.

 

[L Aquatics]

In that tank for plants i'd say any of these but you'll need to secure them to driftwood for a bit until their root system develops
Anubias hastifolia nigeria cameroon ziare ghana togo
Anubias afzelii (senegal,guiena,mali )
Anubias congensis (west africa, congo river)
Anubias nana (west africa, congo river)
Anubias lanceolata (west africa, congo river)
Anubias nana (west africa, congo river)
Anubias frazeri (west africa, congo river)
Anubias coffeeolia (west africa, congo river)
Anubias barteri (west africa, congo river)
Anubias giantea (west africa, liberia cameroon ivory coast)
Anubias heterophylla (senegal,cameroon)
Anubias pyaertii (senegal,cameroon)
Anubias gilletii (west africa)
You could also do floating plants (many of which grow faster)
You're going to have some very big fish which can be hard on plants,not on purpose but just going thru them hunting could uproot plants with poorly developed root system.
My main concern for your tank is the mix of bichirs and their eventual size differences
I can't recomend mixing smaller upper jaw species ie.senegals and delhezis with large lower jaw species-Anne

Thanks Anne, I actually was going to just keep the plants in the wet/dry, not the tank itself. Also the size difference hasn't been a problem so far. The larger is the 2' Ornate and she hasn't messed with the 7" Seg. I do plan on moving the Dels and Seg soon enough. Thanks

 

[Cohazard]

Thanks Anne, I actually was going to just keep the plants in the wet/dry, not the tank itself. Also the size difference hasn't been a problem so far. The larger is the 2' Ornate and she hasn't messed with the 7" Seg. I do plan on moving the Dels and Seg soon enough. Thanks

Anubias would look great in the main tank, they just don't grow fast enough to cause any impact on the nitrates.

The fast growing stem and floating plants will do great in your sump, but they'll need gravel to have better root systems.

I've had the same experience as yours with size difference in polypterids. My 12"ers never messed with a 4" sen I added.

I only risked it because that's the only size available around here right now.

 

[L Aquatics]

Anubias would look great in the main tank, they just don't grow fast enough to cause any impact on the nitrates.

The fast growing stem and floating plants will do great in your sump, but they'll need gravel to have better root systems.

I've had the same experience as yours with size difference in polypterids. My 12"ers never messed with a 4" sen I added.

I only risked it because that's the only size available around here right now.

Do you think I should remove the sens. and dels? I think I might end up just going for 5 dats total 1 of each type and get the two other widebars out. Or should I got 2 widebars, and 1 ngt. Any thoughts? Thanks.

 

[oregonian]

i don't mean to highjack or be off subject but i added some duckweed to my tank for cover and its growing like mad! was wondering if it will help w/ nitrates and also since adding it my bichirs seem to like hanging out real close to the surface. i think its just because they feel like they have coverage but was wondering if anyone thinks this could be bad like they are having a hard time getting atmospheric air.

 

[Cohazard]

Do you think I should remove the sens. and dels? I think I might end up just going for 5 dats total 1 of each type and get the two other widebars out. Or should I got 2 widebars, and 1 ngt. Any thoughts? Thanks.

That's really your call man

 

[L Aquatics]

I removed the Seg and Dels to the 180 and only Dats left are 2 widebars and a ngt.