Polypterus Enclosures pics

[Yakuza-Irezumi]

30 Gallon with some tire-track eel and a spiny Sp. Oh yeah,3 Senegals,3 inches long.Adding black sand tonight for my eels

 

[rjmtx]

Here's my 75 that's full of bichirs (as well as others). The tank is in transition from a Geophagus tank (hence the final cichlids-Guinacara Rio Caronis), and I have finally been able to get some plants going again in the past month since I got my Geophagus iporangensis pair out that was makin babies and terrorizing the tank every month. Species in the tank are Polypterus senegalus, P. delhezi, P. palmas polli, P. palmas buettekoferi (spelling?), P. onatipinnis (grow out for a friend), Guinacara sp. Rio Caroni, Ameirus serracanthus Spotted Bullhead, Ancistrus sp., and leopard Ctenopoma. Yep, it's packed, but I'm down to one tank with water in it, and it gets lots of attention. Sorry for pic quality, it's about time for a new camera...



BTW-that's sandstone in there. The holes are fossilized animal burrows. The flat pieces have ripples on them, and eventually I want to get some Anubias to root in the ripples.

 

[flapper12]

One of these days I want a tank big enough to house a few bichirs...I only have a 29g that still needs to be set up.
All of these tanks are absolutely stunning.

 

[FishGoneWild]

One of these days I want a tank big enough to house a few bichirs...I only have a 29g that still needs to be set up.
All of these tanks are absolutely stunning.

I started out with a 29gal a few years ago to learn the hobby. Then when I got my first real job I rewarded myself with a 110 gal tank. Why are you lagging on a 29gal tank setup? Get it running and fill it with a few bichirs.

 

[JoelR]

The ropefish is a bit freaky for my cup of tea. Ropefish looked exactly like a water snake.

They are just elongated poly's. I guess I'm a bit bias. I used to breed snakes. Rope fish bring back memories.

 

[Yakuza-Irezumi]

With black sand.

 

[PEVINE11]

wow deffently looks better with black sand! love all the pics, great work

 

[BichirAddict]

With black sand.

Nice new look.


PEVINE11 did you get another bichir yet?

 

[rjmtx]

It's amazing what a little black sand can do. Is that Black Beauty?

 

[Aquarium_Fish]

They are just elongated poly's. I guess I'm a bit bias. I used to breed snakes. Rope fish bring back memories.

When my Rope Fish is out he buzzes around like George Jetson's ability to fly!
His name is George because of that!
That goofball doesn't care who he runs into