bichir

My Lapradei bichir recently developed a condition that’s causing its scales to peel off. At first, I thought they might have been fighting, but then I noticed it was more widespread (as shown in the photo). I’ve tried asking other bichir keepers, but it seems no one has encountered this disease...

Hello guys i want to build a new tank for 2 of my senegal bichir (7 inches). Do you have any design recommendation? it will be 30g aquarium. I prefer a simple hardscape/maybe a little bit of plants. i watch a lot of bichir tank on youtube, but I'm still confused with the substrate that best...

Hi! I'm fairly new (about a year into it) to the fish world. I have a fairly odd tank setup, and just moved to a larger tank in order to make my babies happy. About a year ago, I started with 5 Pygmy Puffers. 2 of them died about a month after I got them, but the 3 are thriving! I've since then...

So my bichir has been missing for a couple of days now. I bought it on Thursday ad haven't seen it since Sunday. It's in a tall hexagon 35 Gal tank with a 2-3" Ruby Shark, a 4-5" Zig Zag Eel and a 7" Leopard Pleco. There are plenty of hiding spaces and I have already checked the filter, the...

The Bichir is also known as the polypterus, and it is one of the most primitive fish commonly available in the pet trade today. It is really a living fossil. They are also one of the few fish that has lobed-fins and two lungs. In this professionally produced, high definition video, we will see...