Underwater Pics!
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beautiful shovelnose catfish! i like ure bichirs as well...i just wanted to ask u how it was like to keep bichirs...are they fun to keep? wat are their good and bad points? thanks!
Thanks! Not my best shots but they are ok.flipstylex;4285939; said:i must say, nice shots ! is it an underwater camera ?
I usually like to take the photos with the lights on and the flash off but I haven't had the lights on in awhile, so I didn't want to have to wait an hour before taking the photos waiting for the the fish to adjust.
Yes it's an underwater camera, It's the 6000 http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_se...on=stylustough
It's a Brachyplatystoma juruense(thanks I <3fishTLkmDN;4285995; said:
) and I have another photo thread dedicated to him here if you want to check it out. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=339826
The bichirs are a great fish, I like them for their jurassic look and the fact that they're an ancient fish species.
I used to have 16 of them but I gave them all up cause they were getting too big, I was focusing more on my datnoids, and I re-leased my apartment, so an upgrade had to be put off. I ended up getting my albinos back along with a smaller ornate and endlicheri, that should do it for me now but I may get another delhezi though, or perhaps not.
Good points are that they're pretty laid back(I don't like aggressiveness), are pretty easy to feed and live for anywhere from 15-30 years given a good home and diet. They're also one of the hardier species when it comes to diseases and parasites, I haven't had one die on me or become ill.
Bad points aren't many but with my old pairs of endlicheris and ornates it had to be with eating tankmates, even the ones you would think were big enough.
Here's a photo of one of my old endlicheri after he ate an oscar
hahahaha he looks GUILTY! i may consider sum bichirs if i get a ray collection going...i think they are pretty compatible...vaine111;4287273;4287273 said:Thanks! Not my best shots but they are ok.
I usually like to take the photos with the lights on and the flash off but I haven't had the lights on in awhile, so I didn't want to have to wait an hour before taking the photos waiting for the the fish to adjust.
Yes it's an underwater camera, It's the 6000 http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_se...on=stylustough
It's a Brachyplatystoma juruense(thanks I <3fish
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=339826
The bichirs are a great fish, I like them for their jurassic look and the fact that they're an ancient fish species.
I used to have 16 of them but I gave them all up cause they were getting too big, I was focusing more on my datnoids, and I re-leased my apartment, so an upgrade had to be put off. I ended up getting my albinos back along with a smaller ornate and endlicheri, that should do it for me now but I may get another delhezi though, or perhaps not.
Good points are that they're pretty laid back(I don't like aggressiveness), are pretty easy to feed and live for anywhere from 15-30 years given a good home and diet. They're also one of the hardier species when it comes to diseases and parasites, I haven't had one die on me or become ill.
Bad points aren't many but with my old pairs of endlicheris and ornates it had to be with eating tankmates, even the ones you would think were big enough.
Here's a photo of one of my old endlicheri after he ate an oscar
Yes they are! I'd go with a larger lower jawed species like:TLkmDN;4287390; said:
P. endlicheri endlicheri - 32", possibly more
P. endlicheri congicus - 39"
P. Bichir lapradei - 24"
P. bichir bichir - 30+ ''
P. ansorgii - 28-30+''
P. ornatipinnis - 27" would also be good which is a upper jaw species(and one of my favorites due to their coloration).
The sizes listed are potential sizes, they won't necessarily reach that.
cool thanks for the tips...now i gotta research all those names u gave me to see what they look like in real life! my favourites are the yellowish ones with the flowery dark patterns over their whole bodies...they look great! easy thing is that rays and bichirs can all eat massivores or dead food fromt he market so its pretty simple feeding them...vaine111;4287463;4287463 said:
You're welcome!TLkmDN;4287685; said:
The stickies in the polypterus forum can help you out too.
They love talapia and shrimp not to mention MASSIVORE! Which I'm sure you have plenty
hiow do u feed tilapia to ure fish? do u buy big ones from the market and fillet them???vaine111;4287759;4287759 said:You're welcome!
The stickies in the polypterus forum can help you out too.
They love talapia and shrimp not to mention MASSIVORE! Which I'm sure you have plenty
I get them in packs at a local dicount store here in the freezer section. they are already filleted. I just take them out from the freezer the day prior to feeding and put them in the fridge. I just dice them in manageable cubes.TLkmDN;4287772; said: