Officially a Bichir keeper now
- Thread starter sevs and sajicas for me
- Start date
Got another bichir from Trinsfish.com Yesterday.
Thanks! And no it never stops
I also got a ctenopoma to go in the tank but it came in really small. Like 1.5 inches. As soon as i put him in the tank the senegal tried to eat him and came very close. So I quickly fished him out and he's in my 40 now with my sajica and swords. We'll see how he does there. If not I'll have to grow him out in a 10 or 20 until he's big enough to go in the 75 with the bichirs
I also got a ctenopoma to go in the tank but it came in really small. Like 1.5 inches. As soon as i put him in the tank the senegal tried to eat him and came very close. So I quickly fished him out and he's in my 40 now with my sajica and swords. We'll see how he does there. If not I'll have to grow him out in a 10 or 20 until he's big enough to go in the 75 with the bichirs
So does anyone have a suggestion for a catfish that isn't going to cause problems in this tank. I've been considering instead of a 5th bichir to do a catfish instead. I just want one as to not weigh too much on the bioload and something that isn't going to make feeding the bichirs overly difficult. Basically my bichirs are leaving a lot of scraps behind and dirtying up the substrate. I need something that isn't going to rough them up, won't get eaten by them, won't steal all the food before they can eat it, and clean up after their wasteful selves. My immediate thought was a raphael catfish but i know they pretty much hide and you never see them. I also have 2 hoplo cats in my 135 and i could take one of them out and they'd probably do good. But would prefer to keep them together. Any other ideas?
super helpful thanks
i'm doing that now 3 or 4 times a week...pretty much every time i feed them.
