Yup no problem. But I highly recommand against it.
Both a PITA for you and the bichirs.
You : Cleaning the tank bottom
Bichir : Swimming up for food (unless you are using sinking types) and air [could be a good thing, train their muscles perharps?]
And to add to King's point, yes in the wild some parts are usually more than 5ft deep
but the bulk of the bichirs population hang out near the shallow regions.
Yup no problem. But I highly recommand against it.
Both a PITA for you and the bichirs.
You : Cleaning the tank bottom
Bichir : Swimming up for food (unless you are using sinking types) and air [could be a good thing, train their muscles perharps?]
And to add to King's point, yes in the wild some parts are usually more than 5ft deep
but the bulk of the bichirs population hang out near the shallow regions.
yes I agree, cleaning that tall tank is a total hassle. I'm already having a hard time getting rid of slime from my 30" tall tank let alone a 5 feet tall tank. A magnet can help but in vacuuming the waste or left over is another thing. Going up and down is way to hassle unless it's a woman as they don't mind going up and down. Lol!
Yup no problem. But I highly recommand against it.
Both a PITA for you and the bichirs.
You : Cleaning the tank bottom
Bichir : Swimming up for food (unless you are using sinking types) and air [could be a good thing, train their muscles perharps?]
And to add to King's point, yes in the wild some parts are usually more than 5ft deep
but the bulk of the bichirs population hang out near the shallow regions.
In most rivers and lakes 5' IS the shallows.
I don't see any problem for the bichirs. It should keep them in great shape as well.
Cleaning is easy too. Just slap on the diving mask and in you go!
