Yeah, im not a eel expert but ive read they love hiding spot, the can bend thier body like crazy not like polys.
First Polypterus: need advice!
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yeah their desire to hide is the only thing I don't like about them although mine are still out most of the time
Beautiful tank and beautiful polys!! What is the smaller fish species? Your polys don't eat them?When you add 12 more they wont do that any more but they will swim together all the time
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Thanks for the tip! The guy at the store told me plants prefer 70-76F. Good to know that they can adapt to warmer temperatures.
Thank you, The small fish are roseline sharks, they grow 5”, enough not to be eaten, but you never know.
How big is your tank? I've comes across one source that says polys are territorial and that its difficult to keep more than one in a single tank. Have you ever had that issue? I'm wondering if I can get away with 2 delhezi and a palmas in a 4' by 2' 50 gallon...
And by the way, you mentioned parasite guard in an earlier post. Do you mean the tablets by Tetra? And do you think I should treat the bichir I already have in his tank while treating the new arrivals in the QT just to be safe?
And by the way, you mentioned parasite guard in an earlier post. Do you mean the tablets by Tetra? And do you think I should treat the bichir I already have in his tank while treating the new arrivals in the QT just to be safe?
Part of it with polys depends on the individual fish temperaments. You should be fine with 2 Dels and a Palmas as long as one isn't just a jerk fish. 
Many of us have had jerk fish - I had to rehome one Palmas for pretty notable aggression. I had a Teug that was doing some fin nipping but that ended up settling down into nothing. Sometimes they just need to work out their pecking order.
Many of us have had jerk fish - I had to rehome one Palmas for pretty notable aggression. I had a Teug that was doing some fin nipping but that ended up settling down into nothing. Sometimes they just need to work out their pecking order.
You should be fine with 2 del and a palmas.
My tank is 65g 4’x15” and i have 18 UJ, lolz.
Ive deal with aggressive polys before too, but the more numbers i put in the the the aggression became less, like
magpie
mentioned they just have to work the pecking order.
Parasite gaurd are tablets made by tetra, it wont hurt to qt the new fish and old fish, i do it all the time.
My tank is 65g 4’x15” and i have 18 UJ, lolz.
Ive deal with aggressive polys before too, but the more numbers i put in the the the aggression became less, like
magpie
mentioned they just have to work the pecking order.Parasite gaurd are tablets made by tetra, it wont hurt to qt the new fish and old fish, i do it all the time.
I gotta say though, Polyaddict stocks more heavily than most, and his fish are currently juvies - not adult size. (Dude, don't make people think that's normal, Kurt! LOL) How are those nitrates?
Haha, and I got so excited thinking I could get 10 polys at least! I'll aim for three, four if I can't help myself, and see how they do. Thank you both.
