Bichirs

straitjacket · 05-22-2008, 01:58 PM

Working on my collection here...

P. lapradei. Only good shot I've managed to get was the day I bought it, in the bag. It's been hiding in the plastic plants ever since and only patrols the tank when there's food about.

I love my Delhezi!

It gives off this ridiculously sexy green sheen.

My rescue Poly. I've always wanted an ornate. Both of it's eyes are really bad, has a crooked fin and a little dent in it's body but I loves him. :blushing:
Before

After (a little thicker)

I'm looking for a nice Endlicheri for my next poly but I can't help but want more of the ones I already have. They're so funny!

Katie217 · 05-22-2008, 07:26 PM

awesome!!

ive always found bichirs really interesting fish, but i beleive they get super big right?

Cichlid-Man · 05-22-2008, 07:40 PM

Interesting looking fish. Very snakehead like.

straitjacket · 05-22-2008, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie217

awesome!!

ive always found bichirs really interesting fish, but i beleive they get super big right?

Not too big. Most reach around 2', a few get up to 3' (one gets a little bigger).
They'll eat anything that fits into their mouth but their not really aggressive...or active for that matter.
My delhezi's always cruising around but they're not the up and down and back and forth bustling with activity types.

skratikans · 05-23-2008, 11:47 AM

nice bichirs..how about a full tank shot?

straitjacket · 05-23-2008, 11:18 PM

Fo sholy:

Last week I picked a bunch of runty zebra chilumbas out of my 60gl Malawi tank for these guys to eat and some of them got eaten (I've never seen any of these bichirs move so fast!) while the rest made themselves right at home lol.

skratikans · 05-27-2008, 01:22 PM

WOW! That is one nice tank! How big is it? Is there a special name for the wood that you are using? Did you have to buy it?

straitjacket · 05-27-2008, 04:22 PM

It's a measly 80 gallons. After I get my pond these guys will be moving to either the pond or other tanks. For now I heavily overstock most of my tanks, taking advantage of a fish's age, temperament and heavy stocking's ability to reduce aggression. But as you can imagine upkeep is high.
I'll be moving my Malawi's into this tank.
The wood? I uhhh....I stoled it.

Somewheres between San Simeon and Cambria (CA). I have no idea what kind of wood it is other than, technically, it's "driftwood - as it drifted in from the sea, but I think it's mostly stuff that gets washed down from logging places up north.

Katie217 · 05-28-2008, 01:01 AM

wow i LOOOVE that tank

edit
is that a big chocolate in there??

straitjacket · 05-28-2008, 03:00 PM

Thanks katie.

That's a little chocolate in there. Our big chocolate died recently.

NOOOOOOOOOO!!! - Cichlid Madness

Hopefully the little guy will get to a big ugly 10 or 11".

05-22-2008, 01:58 PM	#1
straitjacket Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 495	Bichirs Working on my collection here... P. lapradei. Only good shot I've managed to get was the day I bought it, in the bag. It's been hiding in the plastic plants ever since and only patrols the tank when there's food about. I love my Delhezi! It gives off this ridiculously sexy green sheen. My rescue Poly. I've always wanted an ornate. Both of it's eyes are really bad, has a crooked fin and a little dent in it's body but I loves him. :blushing: Before After (a little thicker) I'm looking for a nice Endlicheri for my next poly but I can't help but want more of the ones I already have. They're so funny!

05-22-2008, 07:26 PM	#2
Katie217 Super Fish Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,494	awesome!! ive always found bichirs really interesting fish, but i beleive they get super big right? __________________ 55gal - Meaty - Common Oscar 33gal - Sevvy - Gold Severum 10gal - 8ish Mbuna Fry 5gal Nano - False Perc, Coral Banded Shrimp, GSP, Brain, Shrooms, Cloves, and Favia

05-22-2008, 07:40 PM	#3
Cichlid-Man MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 8,811	Interesting looking fish. Very snakehead like. __________________

05-23-2008, 11:47 AM	#5
skratikans Large Fish Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: clemson,sc Posts: 819	nice bichirs..how about a full tank shot? __________________ 85g-1f krib,2 female bettas,3 gourami, angel 6 dwarf frogs,6 ghost catfish, badis badis, badis assamensis, sparkling qourami 65g-2 kribs+30 2month old fry, 2 plecos,1 platy 33g long-peacock gudgeons, goo obo gudgeons, badis buxar, whisker shrimp 20long whisker, neocardina, green cardina, ghost shrimp 3.3g badis assamensis fry and peacock gudgeon fry!

05-27-2008, 01:22 PM	#7
skratikans Large Fish Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: clemson,sc Posts: 819	WOW! That is one nice tank! How big is it? Is there a special name for the wood that you are using? Did you have to buy it? __________________ 85g-1f krib,2 female bettas,3 gourami, angel 6 dwarf frogs,6 ghost catfish, badis badis, badis assamensis, sparkling qourami 65g-2 kribs+30 2month old fry, 2 plecos,1 platy 33g long-peacock gudgeons, goo obo gudgeons, badis buxar, whisker shrimp 20long whisker, neocardina, green cardina, ghost shrimp 3.3g badis assamensis fry and peacock gudgeon fry!

05-23-2008, 11:18 PM	#6
straitjacket Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 495	Fo sholy: Last week I picked a bunch of runty zebra chilumbas out of my 60gl Malawi tank for these guys to eat and some of them got eaten (I've never seen any of these bichirs move so fast!) while the rest made themselves right at home lol.

05-27-2008, 04:22 PM	#8
straitjacket Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 495	It's a measly 80 gallons. After I get my pond these guys will be moving to either the pond or other tanks. For now I heavily overstock most of my tanks, taking advantage of a fish's age, temperament and heavy stocking's ability to reduce aggression. But as you can imagine upkeep is high. I'll be moving my Malawi's into this tank. The wood? I uhhh....I stoled it. Somewheres between San Simeon and Cambria (CA). I have no idea what kind of wood it is other than, technically, it's "driftwood - as it drifted in from the sea, but I think it's mostly stuff that gets washed down from logging places up north.

05-28-2008, 01:01 AM	#9
Katie217 Super Fish Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,494	wow i LOOOVE that tank edit is that a big chocolate in there?? __________________ 55gal - Meaty - Common Oscar 33gal - Sevvy - Gold Severum 10gal - 8ish Mbuna Fry 5gal Nano - False Perc, Coral Banded Shrimp, GSP, Brain, Shrooms, Cloves, and Favia

05-28-2008, 03:00 PM	#10
straitjacket Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 495	Thanks katie. That's a little chocolate in there. Our big chocolate died recently. NOOOOOOOOOO!!! - Cichlid Madness Hopefully the little guy will get to a big ugly 10 or 11".