I would love to turn my 55 gallon community with a 15g sump and a mag 7 pump into a predator tank, i was wondering if this is enough for a bichir and maybe some other kind of medium size predator? any suggestions?
Size of tank for a bichir?
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55 G tank, is perfect for life, for from 1-3 bichirs...lol. Though some peeps prefer them in 40 or 50 breeder tanks.
I keep a Black Ghost Knife in with my three Bichirs.
They are in a 55G tank, for now. I will be upgrading to the 125G tank, this month or next. Waiting on that good 'ol Stimulus check.
Other possible tank mates here, in the Bichir stickey/primer:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65770&page=3
Fourth article down.
I keep a Black Ghost Knife in with my three Bichirs.
They are in a 55G tank, for now. I will be upgrading to the 125G tank, this month or next. Waiting on that good 'ol Stimulus check.
Other possible tank mates here, in the Bichir stickey/primer:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65770&page=3
Fourth article down.
thanks alot! i mustve skipped right over that. i plan on a planted tank, which takes out a good number. i would love an african butterfly fish but for the life of me cant find any around here. i think i might get a shoal of clown loaches with him maybe.
A bunch of peeps on here keep butterflys. I bet they could tell you where to order some nice ones from. Or you can see the primer on ordering fish.
Here:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77622
Here:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77622
I found my Butterfly at Walmart
but I'm sure you could ask around at different LFS and see if anyone can order them for you. I love mine! It's so much fun to watch him eat crickets and chase away other fish.
I'll have to warn you though. They aren't the most active fish and they stay at the top all the time. In fact, I don't know why I like mine... maybe it's because he's so ugly
but I'm sure you could ask around at different LFS and see if anyone can order them for you. I love mine! It's so much fun to watch him eat crickets and chase away other fish.I'll have to warn you though. They aren't the most active fish and they stay at the top all the time. In fact, I don't know why I like mine... maybe it's because he's so ugly
50's are kind of shady because they are so narrow, a 40 breeder is much better.
you could keep some sens probably, and you could especially keep albino sens because they don't tend to get as big. That is the only species I would keep in the 50 (which are i think 12 inches in width?)
other preds that could work are ctenopoma (commonly called spotted leaf fish at lfs's), african knifefish, african butterfly fish, and others.
you could keep some sens probably, and you could especially keep albino sens because they don't tend to get as big. That is the only species I would keep in the 50 (which are i think 12 inches in width?)
other preds that could work are ctenopoma (commonly called spotted leaf fish at lfs's), african knifefish, african butterfly fish, and others.
