bichir

I'll be picking up a standard 75 gallon tank stand and lid this weekend and I want to do more aggressive fish, I have a 55 community so now it's time to do the opposite. I really want a senegal bichir but I'm not sure what else could go with it? I also was thinking about sharks such as bala and...

Hi I am new to the site but have a nice 75 gallon setup with some baby monster fish. It has a glass bottom with rocks and lots of places to hide and my fish so far are, 2 rope fish, 2 fire eels, one goby dragon, a zig zag eel, a clown knife fish, a peacock eel, a spiny eel, a dinosaur bichir 7...

A few of them got bitten off halfway, does anyone have experience with them growing back?

I really wanted to take care of fish. But because of Lack of money, I wasn't able to start. But now that I got a job, so I decided to start. I got a 25 gallon aquarium, with a larger base than right. Bought some plastic plants, some white natural sand from the beach and some pebbles or very...

Does anyone know anything about a juvenile bichir's external gills? One of them was missing one day, not sure if other bichir bit it off or it just fell off...does anyone know if the bichir is gonna be okay?

I've read people feeding them cooked mussels and cooked shrimp...does anyone with research or experience know if why or why not it's okay?

Ex: Massivore/pellet foods contains vitamins. Reason I ask is because Massivore (don't mean to bash on Hikari) smells awful like poo but they will eat them. And I saw my bichir try to eat its own poo, I feed them once a day until they have stomach with slight bulges and they poop it out within...

I used to have a Delhezi that was pretty brown in color compared to some of the grey colored ones I see on youtube. Now I have Delhezis which seem like they are in between those colors. Does anyone perhaps know anything about captive bred or wild caught or different regions they come from or a mix?

Does anyone notice this and know if its a species or random individual characteristic? For example, the palmas bichir seems to have less spine finlets than the delhezi, and is not as close to the head as the delhezi from google images. As in, there is more space from the skull to the first spine...

Need help. Just purchased some ropefish a few days ago. Two have died. 3 are left. I have two canister filters, each rated for 100 gallons, filtering the tank. Biological media, carbon, and plent of mechanical filtration in both. Have done a lot of water changes to combat the fact that I added 5...

I have 2 delhezi bichirs at 4 inches. Do you think the 20 gallon is too small? I was told a 40 breeder would be better. The size of food they can eat is literally crumb size and I was thinking it would be hard for them to find them in a 40 breeder. I am trying to get a 40 for when they grow...

I love the Ornate striking a pose like a snake ready to strike. My big fatty endli is Brontosaurus. Here is what is remaining of the crew. All bichirs gone to heaven.

Hi, Ive had a bichir for around a year, he is in a large tank and coexisted well with tank mates. He often hides in the driftwood and had been hiding for the last few days. Today morning he came out and i noticed a large part of his tail had turned white. He also seemed to have while patched on...

This guy is a baby right now, but he's gonna be a beast.

hey im new and i love bichirs ( i think its not a wierd thing though ) already have endlicheri endlicheri volta delhezi anessrogi ornate senegal albino senegal and pbb or pbl( dnot know about that one ) pictures at the end .lets post some pictures of the bichirs we have. im so sure that...

hey guys just brout polypterus bichir to my tank. and need help in identifying it im new to the bichir business ( kind of new to monsterfishkeepers too) already have senegal. albino senegal. endlicheri. endlicheri ash ( thats what the owner of the shop told me ).anessrogi. delhezi. and ornates...

Hi everyone, please give my Bichir video a look. He's little, but he's growing fast. I hope you enjoy

http://imgur.com/a/0MXNU I got it on 7/17/16 and took pictures over the course of 3 days to 7/19/16 It was really pale at first and kinda looked a bit pinkish but over time it colored up!

I am looking to go in a different direction with my 125 gallon tank. All fish in good shape. FOR SALE NTT Datnoid - $60 - healthy but he's been eating krill and hasn't taken pellets, about 6-7 inches. Indo Datnoid - $60 - eats everything, very healthy, about 5 inches. 2 Seremensis Geos -...

Guys, I'm starting a new outdoor pond 475cm length x 128cm width x72cm depth in my new house. I'm located in Taguig City, Philippines. My planned stocking list for this pond is as follows in order of introduction: 4 Golden Dojo Loaches 12 Silver Dollar 2 Lima Shovelnose Catfish 2 Fire Eel 4...