An Illustrated Article to the Bichir - Folio #1

I Like Rare Fish · Nov 10, 2021

Sgooosh said:
your fish is very cute! what is all the brown algae like stuff? i've seen a lot of bichir tanks like that but idk

The ‘algae’ is the roots of Common Azolla, or Mosquito Fern. I got rid of it. I’ve been battling algae breakouts, so his tank was bare.

Sgooosh · Nov 10, 2021

I Like Rare Fish said:
The ‘algae’ is the roots of Common Azolla, or Mosquito Fern. I got rid of it. I’ve been battling algae breakouts, so his tank was bare.

oh, that stuff takes over the local ponds and stuff

I Like Rare Fish · Nov 11, 2021

Sgooosh said:
oh, that stuff takes over the local ponds and stuff

Yeah. It kept clogging the filter intake.

Sgooosh · Nov 11, 2021

I Like Rare Fish said:
Yeah. It kept clogging the filter intake.

omg once i had duckweed in my old tank and it was SO ANNOYING it would get stuck in the filter

I Like Rare Fish · Nov 29, 2021

Bump for anyone new

I Like Rare Fish · Jan 11, 2022

Bumpity bump bump

Uberhoust · Jan 11, 2022

Nice article has taken a while to get to. The Bichir look like a very interesting fish. You mentioned Garnet blast media in your article, what mesh size is typically used. I would normally use 20/40 but for garnet, hard to get here, I haven't found anything larger than 60.

I Like Rare Fish · Jan 11, 2022

Uberhoust said:
Nice article has taken a while to get to. The Bichir look like a very interesting fish. You mentioned Garnet blast media in your article, what mesh size is typically used. I would normally use 20/40 but for garnet, hard to get here, I haven't found anything larger than 60.

36 grit

I Like Rare Fish · Feb 2, 2022

He likes the deep blue lighting. He likes eating in this light. Feed more comfortable.

Sgooosh · Feb 2, 2022

I Like Rare Fish said:
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wow he looks like a dino

I Like Rare Fish · Feb 2, 2022

Sgooosh said:
wow he looks like a dino

He is a prehistoric fish!

I Like Rare Fish · Feb 7, 2022

I added a piece of driftwood to my tank. It’s manzanita, which I collected. It should sink in a few days (long story short I had it in water for weeks, took it out for a few days). He decided to rest on it! I have a Polypterus Palmas Palmas and a Polypterus Mokelembembe coming soon