What species is this?

[tokyogasmask]

No offence taken and none meant, im only passing on the same advice i was given.
Maybe you're taking on too many fish if you dont have enough tank space.

Maybe give me that Auranti. lol

All the Best,
Danny

HAHA too many fish!!!!
Wish you could have told me that years ago!

My fish room is bigger than me and the wifes bedroom!
Tank with an almost complete collection of Bichirs, then the oscar and dat tanks, then the Gar / bichir / oscar tank then all the snakehead tanks.

. . . Yup sure have taken on waaay too much, but that's the hobby for you!

 

[DannyLee94]

Green with envy TG, that sounds like a fantastic set up.

I know this is a different subject but do you mind me asking about the personalities of some of those fish you mentioned?

 

[tokyogasmask]

Sure Danny, fire away.

 

[DannyLee94]

Would an alligator Gar be ok for my 450 lt tank if i dont have any snakeheads in it and could they mix with other fish and if so which fish?
If the alligator Gar is too big for my 450, could you recommend any others with the same look as the alligator?

By the way have you kept any wolf fish as i would like a tank with interesting fish in it, i also like Oscars.
Are there any bichirs that have character or are they all a bit mundane as i have read. You seem like a good person to ask these questions as you have a great variety of fish.

Also, i hope you dont think this sounds a bit cheeky but would there be any chance you could put together a mixture for my tank containing some of the fish i have mentioned.

Thanks, Danny

 

[tokyogasmask]

Hi danny.
Alligator gars get huge. No way in a 450l im affraid. ( I would love to have one myself if I had a spare garden pool!)

Spotted florida gar would be a good option to start with.

Wolf fish are awesome looking fish. I have never kept them, but it's a possibility for the future though. I believe they also get pretty big, though there are a few suitable for home aquaria.

I love Bichirs, they are my favorite fish of all time, so I am slightly bias when I say they all have charachter. Though admittedly they are pretty lazy fish haha!

As for a mix, there are plenty of possibilities, One of my biggest tank mixes is as follows: 1x 40cm Oscar, a handfull of 40-50cm gar, and a whole load of bichirs. In with a very large common plec. never had any problems with this mix.

As I said earlier, I also have a large tank with a number of Bichirs, Datanoids, oscars and a Sailfin Plec.

 

[Jungle]

There is no aggression between the two, and if there is the redfin goes elsewhere.

My The pictured Auranti as around 9-10" the redfin is around 6".

And no, won't get anymore. If I decide this chappy has been a good fishy, I may let him back into the tank with the other redfins.

To each his own...the auranti may not consider it a threat, but if something does go down when you're not looking here's to hoping the redfin survives. Nice fish BTW...

 

[DannyLee94]

Hi danny.
Alligator gars get huge. No way in a 450l im affraid. ( I would love to have one myself if I had a spare garden pool!)

Spotted florida gar would be a good option to start with.

Wolf fish are awesome looking fish. I have never kept them, but it's a possibility for the future though. I believe they also get pretty big, though there are a few suitable for home aquaria.

I love Bichirs, they are my favorite fish of all time, so I am slightly bias when I say they all have charachter. Though admittedly they are pretty lazy fish haha!

As for a mix, there are plenty of possibilities, One of my biggest tank mixes is as follows: 1x 40cm Oscar, a handfull of 40-50cm gar, and a whole load of bichirs. In with a very large common plec. never had any problems with this mix.

As I said earlier, I also have a large tank with a number of Bichirs, Datanoids, oscars and a Sailfin Plec.

Hi tg,
thank you very much for the info. i quite fancy a bichir, i had 1 that you identified, it was an ornate, i got it by accident, it was supposed to be an ornatipinis channa so i took it back.
Is there one type that is slightly more active than most, which would you recomend, i noticed you had a very nicely coloured 1 in bottom pic.
what do you think of the fire eel, i heard they are very friendly and come up to the glass, i know oscars do this, are there any bichers that share this characteristic.
That oscar you have is the best ive seen to date its an absolute corker,
if you know a fish with as much character as an oscar please tell me as ive been looking for a long time.

thanks again, Danny.

 

[tokyogasmask]

Hi tg,
thank you very much for the info. i quite fancy a bichir, i had 1 that you identified, it was an ornate, i got it by accident, it was supposed to be an ornatipinis channa so i took it back.
Is there one type that is slightly more active than most, which would you recomend, i noticed you had a very nicely coloured 1 in bottom pic.
what do you think of the fire eel, i heard they are very friendly and come up to the glass, i know oscars do this, are there any bichers that share this characteristic.
That oscar you have is the best ive seen to date its an absolute corker,
if you know a fish with as much character as an oscar please tell me as ive been looking for a long time.

thanks again, Danny.

I find my "Deli" (Polypterus delhezi) to be pretty active. Infact it's the most active of all my Bichirs.

I remember your ornate. They are great fish, I have a couple. Their colors and markings can look fantastic.

As for more character than an 0scar, is it possible!!
I love my oscar and yup they have amazing personalities.

 

[DannyLee94]

I really like the Deli, a bit torn now between the ornate and the deli, what size does the Deli grow to?
and do you think the Ornate will be too big for my tank?

By the way what do you think of the Nile Bichir?

Thanks, Danny