I <3 Predators

try one of these species
Cosmopolitan Plants
The following plants are considered cosmopolitan(found everywhere)
SIMPLE FLOATING PLANTS
Ricciocarpus natans (cosmopolitan)
Ricca fluitans (cosmopolitan)
Lemna gibba (cosmopolitan)
Lemna pauciocostata (cosompolitan)
Lemna minor (cosmopolitan)
Lemna Angolensis (cosmopolitan)
FERNS
Ceratopteris thailctroides (cosmopolitan)
Ceratopteris pteridoides (cosmopolitan)
Ceratophyllum submersum (cosmopolitan)
Ceratophyllum demersum
MOSSES
Riccia fluitans (cosmopolitan)
Leptodictyum riparium (cosmopolitan)
Riccia rhenana (cosmopolitan)-Anne
 
I love my bichirs. They are all active all day because I have low lighting in my tank and they go to the top when they hear the hood open. It's so cool. However the shrimp pellets sink so they chase down after them. 3 of mine are 6 inches roughly. My smallest cuvier is 4 inches. Gotta love watching your fish grow up. My Ornate one is my favorite. Have fun with your bichirs.
 
I am a bit late in a reply, but I also love to watch my preds grow up, I think that is half the reason I am into fishkeeping.

As for growing bichirs out in a smaller tank, it is the same with any predetory fish, and as Anne already stated, it is easier for fish to become accustomed to their enviroment and you can keep a close eye on your fish(weather it be making sure your charge is feeding or watching for disease).

You could have hyacinth, but as it grows it will block out a lot of light, less light is better b/c it wont stress the fish out as much, but it will block out almost all of the light. If you use hyacinth, make sure you keep taking out enough to let some light through to your fish and you should be fine. And yes hyacinth is a great nutrient sponge.
 
I read that they like bogwood in their tanks...does anyone know if its because it makes them feel more at home or do they graze on it?

I couldn't find bogwood,the only thing our LFS has is called grapewood,will it work?

Should I boil it before putting it in?
 
Q.I read that they like bogwood in their tanks...does anyone know if its because it makes them feel more at home or do they graze on it?
A.They seem to use it as territorial marker and gives them something to hide beside or
under-Anne
 
haha, wow... that is an amazing question. My cacs have babies at the moment so thats pretty cool... but my macmasteri female is a b*#c! and almost killed the male. so there is a plus and a negative to the apistos... preds eat stuff and look cool in the process so I g uess I'll have to go with preds
 
Raskolnikov... you are the one with all the wolf fish correct? I was at the LFS tonight and they had a rainbow wolf fish do you know anything about these? any info would be great
 
Usually rainbow wolves are Erythrinus erythrinus. They typically max out at ~8", being one of the smallest members of the Erythrinidae family. They are also one of the most colorful.
They feed on small fishes and have some considerable dentition, so be careful with your choice of tankmates (if you choose to have any). They aren't particularly active, and I would consider a tank with a 36" x 12" footprint to be the minimal that I'd keep one of these in; bigger being better as usual.
 
Raskolnikov said:
Growing them out is one of my favorite aspects of the hobby.


Oh, and for what it's worth, I kept a 5-7" P. senegalus in a 6' x 2' tank for several months. It never had problem finding food. Polypterids, like many fishes, have excellent scent reception.
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Hey what is that plant? I really like it!

Thanks, Gin
 
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