the best polypterus tank
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Funny how agressive some react here. It is not "to each his own". It is the best for the creature. Some here seem to collect bichirs like stamps and forget, that those things are living beings. Bichirs should not be kept in large groups. Thats unnatural und gives them stress. That they grow and eat means nothing, sturgeons do the same in those terrible breeder farms. As for the "no dark areas", my tank has alot of Echinodorus that create shadow in parts of the tank that are not visible on the pictures. My tank looks dirty? And? So does the Congo. Bichirs do not live in clinical environments. I use rainwater to fill the tank.
And serious, if you can´t use planted tanks for a 50+ bichir, then don´t keep that species. He demands that for his living comfort. You can´t offer it? Then buy a senegalus. It would be interesting to see how much bichirs get imported into the US evry year and how much of that survive the 1st year in captivity. I think its less than 20%.
And serious, if you can´t use planted tanks for a 50+ bichir, then don´t keep that species. He demands that for his living comfort. You can´t offer it? Then buy a senegalus. It would be interesting to see how much bichirs get imported into the US evry year and how much of that survive the 1st year in captivity. I think its less than 20%.
Tgm although I sometimes disagree with him is very experienced and knowledgeable. I have a tile bottom tank with driftwood no plants and my polys are happy all are 15 to 23 inches. Your tank is small cloudy and ugly plus an ornate will require a larger tank. Look get some experiance bichirs come from africa why dont you go replicate lake chad or something.
Your Polypterus are as happy as salmons in the "marine harvest salmon farms". They too grow and eat like crazy... What you do is animal abuse. You want me to replicate lake chad? That will be impossible and not helpful. ornatipinnis do not exist in lake chad and the 2nd problem is, that this lake doesn´t exist anymore in its known form... I talk from a scientific point of view. Thats my job. And you? You breed guppys right?
While some bichir tanks on this forum are ugly as sin, they in no way endanger or otherwise compromise the health of their inhabitants anymore than keeping a cat in the house as opposed to the savannah does. Seriously.
I did not know Polypterus are domesticated like cats? Thats new for me.
Look, those fish are part of my job. They are an important species for our research. I was interested to see how others keep such animals and was shocked when i saw that here. How much topics do you have "my bichir died, my bichir swims belly up, my bichir doesn´t eat, my bichir got injured...". If you ask me...way too much. How much of you were able to breed them? None of you? So let is look at the facts. You depend on animals that are taken out of their natural habitat. You are unable to breed them. There are no numbers about polypterus imports into the US. They come unregistered in the hundredthousands, end in some shabby pet stores and die in huge masses. There is no data avaivable about their numbers in nature and how their population is affected. I think we will bring up a complete import stop for those species.
Look, those fish are part of my job. They are an important species for our research. I was interested to see how others keep such animals and was shocked when i saw that here. How much topics do you have "my bichir died, my bichir swims belly up, my bichir doesn´t eat, my bichir got injured...". If you ask me...way too much. How much of you were able to breed them? None of you? So let is look at the facts. You depend on animals that are taken out of their natural habitat. You are unable to breed them. There are no numbers about polypterus imports into the US. They come unregistered in the hundredthousands, end in some shabby pet stores and die in huge masses. There is no data avaivable about their numbers in nature and how their population is affected. I think we will bring up a complete import stop for those species.
Lake Chad does not exist in its old form anymore. The northern part is completly gone.
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I would like to know, how you know that yours were catched in lake chad btw. Do you have any certificates for that? And if so, what is your opinion about the fact, that you support the destruction of an ecosystem that is already under massive stress and regression?
english is my secondary language. Beside that i notice that i talk with people here who don´t even know the very basics of scientific research. Let me guess you are an "average joe" who goes into a pet store and consumes whatever animal he likes? Go on, share your great wisdom about polypterid behavior with me. How much bichirs did you watch in their natural habitat? How do you raise the many juveniles that you breed? Since you know so much about them, i´m sure you breed alot?
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