How tough are bichirs

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albyoscar

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Like the title says, I have set up a new tank for just them so theres no competition for food with midlevel swimmers .And i would like to know if they can handle it. I have seeded filter to put on when i do the move and have done it with other (cheaper) fish but not sure about these guys , I have over a hundred dollars invested in them so not really interested in screwing this one up gimme some advice please
 
I find Bichirs to be quite Hardy.... Just dont use convicts as feeders!!!!
 
I lost my large Ornate Bichir last year when she swallowed a convict and choked on it!! Damn thing was stuck in her throat! I wish I would have got a picture but I will NEVER use convicts again as feeders.
 
sour_girl;1443762; said:
I lost my large Ornate Bichir last year when she swallowed a convict and choked on it!! Damn thing was stuck in her throat! I wish I would have got a picture but I will NEVER use convicts again as feeders.
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I'm glad to read this... otherwise I was going to make a post about breeding my convict to feed my bichirs. There's my answer.
 
mojo2776;1443863; said:
I'm glad to read this... otherwise I was going to make a post about breeding my convict to feed my bichirs. There's my answer.
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It's mainly the dorsal spines. If you snip off the spines (I know it sounds inhumane), you should have no problem.
 
Druu;1443949; said:
It's mainly the dorsal spines. If you snip off the spines (I know it sounds inhumane), you should have no problem.
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Thats WAAAAAYYYY too much work! lol

Plus I find that convicts were way too fast for the fish to catch. So you would always end up with a bunch of convicts that are too big to eat that you have to find room for.
 
sour_girl;1443975; said:
Thats WAAAAAYYYY too much work! lol

Plus I find that convicts were way too fast for the fish to catch. So you would always end up with a bunch of convicts that are too big to eat that you have to find room for.
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That's another thing I was concerned about... convicts breeding faster than my bichirs can eat the babies.
 
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