Hey everyone, I've been in the aquarium scene for a dozen or so years now, currently been getting progressively out of control these last couple years. I have a 125 gallon tank with 6 clown loaches, 5 frontosa, 1 pleco and 1 ornate bichir. Just picked up the bichir last week, I've wanted one forever and once I saw a jumbo one at my LFS I couldn't resist. Whenever I move into my next house i'll be upgrading on that one, thinking 200-220 range. Also have a 65 gallon in my bedroom with some usual assorted cichlids, 30 gallon in my daughters bedroom with just a couple fruity fish. Not sure if it really counts, also have a 55 gallon semi-aquatic newt tank. I really would have loved to do have done a cross species tank on that but unfortunately it's highly not recommended on top of the fact the newts like it really cool (65ish degrees) not much I could really do with that.
Came here mostly to find out more out bichirs, but very much looking forward to hearing from other like minded hobbyists. Couple questions while I'm at this, I'm planning on doing some freshwater plants in my 125, I can only tolerate artificial for so long, using a HO T5 how do you keep him happy? Just cycle the lights so it's not constantly bright in there? Or would just making sure there are plenty of plants and caves for him to relax under suffice? Secondly, I haven't bought any of my rocks from a store or anything so they aren't perfect and with the clumsiness of my fronts there is a recurring problem of them knocking the caves over from time to time. Any ways to avoid that, a friendly glue or anything that might work?
*pics up soon* Problems getting my samsung to load pictures on to my fiances lame ass mac.
Came here mostly to find out more out bichirs, but very much looking forward to hearing from other like minded hobbyists. Couple questions while I'm at this, I'm planning on doing some freshwater plants in my 125, I can only tolerate artificial for so long, using a HO T5 how do you keep him happy? Just cycle the lights so it's not constantly bright in there? Or would just making sure there are plenty of plants and caves for him to relax under suffice? Secondly, I haven't bought any of my rocks from a store or anything so they aren't perfect and with the clumsiness of my fronts there is a recurring problem of them knocking the caves over from time to time. Any ways to avoid that, a friendly glue or anything that might work?
*pics up soon* Problems getting my samsung to load pictures on to my fiances lame ass mac.
