planning to buy a new polypterus.. have some questions

[m0on]

HELLO!

i'm new to this section

i've seen a small poly about 6 inches but i cant really identify him coz he was just small

im gonna put him in a small tank first, like really small one 1 galon maybe

till wat size i should place him in a bigger one, coz im also afraid he'll be eaten by others

and i'll take photo of him by next weekend when i pass by the fish store so you guys can help me IDing him

 

[Stump]

Do not put a 6" fish in anything less than a 20 Long (that really shouldn't even be done), unless it's literally for a day or two.
What you saw was probably a Polypterus senegalus.


What other fish will be in the bigger tank with him?

 

[smpage]

definitely don't put a six inch fish in a one gallon!

 

[profanityarts]

ten gallon would be ok for3 days for that 6 incher

 

[Stump]

ten gallon would be ok for3 days for that 6 incher

Yeah... Something like a 10g + would get you by for a few days, but certainly not the 1g you were speaking of. I should have clarified that a little better.

 

[xuethao]

Don't put that 6 inch bichir in a 1 gallon man. You may put it in a ten for now but later 30 or more gallon.

JOIN MY GROUP MONSTER BICHIR KEEPER

 

[beblondie]

 

[peewee]

bichirs ain't sardines in a can...haha!

 

[uting]

I am 75% sure it is a Senegalus because its the most common.

 

[peraltaaero]

HELLO!

i'm new to this section

i've seen a small poly about 6 inches but i cant really identify him coz he was just small

im gonna put him in a small tank first, like really small one 1 galon maybe

till wat size i should place him in a bigger one, coz im also afraid he'll be eaten by others

and i'll take photo of him by next weekend when i pass by the fish store so you guys can help me IDing him

put it in a 0.5g