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Hi! I've kept many BGKs throughout my life and aren't they just beautiful? I have two of them right now and they are full of love! Yikes, I am very sorry to tell you, but your tankmates are not suitable for a BGK. BGKs don't have very good vision, so it might not catch your fihs right away...

First of all, thanks! :) Oh no, that's sad news :( Lol I know what you mean by psychotic :lol: Some puffers can get that way, too NO that's TERRIBLE! They should be arrested for providing unsuitable living conditions to these poor babybears :angry: Thank you guys for the help! Is...

hmm if I get a silver in 7 feet tank what kind of tank mates can I have with them? I think I'd be bummed out to purchase a giant aquarium with only one fish in it lolllll ooooh i LOVE puffers! They're so cute! The ones I kept were figure 8s and peas. Well, the size of the tank would depend on...

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Hello everyone! It's super good to be back! I've been taking care of my lovely but insane fish and enjoying every second of it, as always :) So, I've been saving up and all, and I think I am finally ready to purchase another tank! UULALAAA~ I just redecorated my room and I moved Bibi's place to...

Hello lovely african cichlid keepers :* I've never posted on Cichlid section of the forum so yay for meeting new people :) I am totally nuts about oddball fish and I actually have a question about mbuna compatility. My friend visited my place and totally fell in love with my bichirs! and she...

bonjourrrr!!! ooooh new tank to be set up!! how exciting!! :DDDD well, since the tank is only 20 gallons big, the type of fish you can put is limited. i LOVE my "invisible" tank!! you should get one like it! you can have a whole bunch of indian glassfish, they are like less than an inch...

yesss oooooooh id love to show them pixxxx!! <3<3 well i do have a bunch of tanks including 150gallons, but bibi jr lives in 55gallon tank since that was the tank bibi used to live in. right now bibi's place looks a bit plain. no plants and only a couple of caves. at least bibi was huge so...

i guess im just an incredibly random person! thanks!! :D i love bibi jr!! <3<3<3

HI!! nooo dont start with livebearers!! go for oddball all.the.way.!!!! even with a 10 gallon tank, there are a few oddballs you can have and enjoy. as you mentioned, dwarf puffers are adorable, but they are territorial and they bite harrrrd. so if you want variety of fish, they arent for...

Bonjour!! i just got a new friend!! its 4" ornate bichir and is just the adorablest thing in the world!!!!!! i named him after my beloved Bichet (RIP my friend of 14 years): Bichet Jr.!!!! he looks just like bichet and i love him soooo much already!!! he is sooooooo cute!! he's starting to...

HIYA!!! guess whos back!! odettes back!! :D actually this isnt for me, it's for my friend who wants to setup a discus tank in her 30 gallon tank. i would have loved to give her the perfect advice, but sadly, as an oddball expert, i dont know much about cichlids..at all. and id hate to give...

my dear bichet died. i guess i need to change my signature and everything. its really extremely depressing. i guess i will have an empty 55g tank. should i get another ornate bichir and name it bichet jr? or should i try some other fish? *falls on bed and sobbs*

Yes, yes, i am well aware of that. I was planning on giving him away to one of my Brackish hobbyist friend. She was going to setup a new tank so I was waiting and now it's almost there :] my figure8 puffer may move out this weekend or tomorrow.. I will miss him very, very much.. :[ But knowing...

I surely wouldn't get an otto for my knight tank since it will only last 10 seconds until he gets eaten!! lol I didn't fully understand, but ottos have spines that can cause infection? omgoshh!! O_O and as you said, are there plecos that get only 2 inches?

Bonjour!! I do not know how aggressive your tankmates are, so I am not recommending from the compatibility. If you're looking for an oddball with personality, a bichir would be the BEST EVER! I think a senegal bichir would be alright. Bichirs have super personality! Once you enter the room with...

I think I've decided to get a pleco of some kind. Still searching for the specific breed, though. I was also wondering what size pleco I should get. I do have couple of knifefish and a bichir, but in my experience my Bichet never ate my ex pleco as small as 3" when Bibi was 10". (My gave my...

Hmm.. two inches may fit. Well, what do you think? look at my sign, think it will 3 may fit in the tank? thanks for the suggestions anyways :]

Omgosh!!! What beautiful fish they are!! :]] I am so so looking forward to hearing about them! I hope I can stock my future tank with rare ones like those!! I love it! <33 Keep us posted! xoxo, Odette

Oh? I thought they were alright singly.. ok then :] How big will they grow? I do not know if I should put any more than one fish in my mini tank.. it's already quite full and my catfish and perch will grow..

BN Pleco maybe better then? O_O thank you very much, jayjay! xoxo any ideas for my mini tank?

LOL i meant 3x danios like three danios. :] if I have 30 danios my Bichet will be sad and going crazy :] nice meeting you <3 thank you! <3 and yes, I meant three danios :]xoxo

Thanks for the ideas! How big do flagtails get? and I don't know where to get them since none of my LFS have them.. :[ Any informations on flaggies? O_O zebra plecs don't eat algae? omgoshhh, thanks so much for telling me that, otherwise it would have been messing with my brains for EVER! "they...

thank you very much! I feel even more welcomed *tears* YAY!! sweeeet I'm hyper! hahahaha *jumping around with pompom* (being ex cheerleader <3) :shifty: *screams and falls* :blush:

Hey there, everyone! :] I was thinking of getting some sort of an algae eater for my 150 gallon tank. Currently in the tank, I've got: 2x Black ghost knife fish, 1x brown african knifefish, 1x senegal bichir, 1x ropefish, 1xpeacock eel, 2x SA puffer, 1x raphael catfish. I do not want chinese or...

Woohoo!! thx! definitely! LOL was that a compliment? :hyper: and i guess I'm a hyper person! YAY nice meeting you <33

Bonjour! That is a senegal bichir no doubt at all! He is totally gorgeous! I love bichir's face, soooo adorable! very cute :] how big is your bichir? My senegal used to look much like this when it was younger. Earthworm and guppy is alright for a bichir's diet. Though, just like all fish, a...

aww how nice, thank you, syntax!I'm so looking forward to everything!! :]]xoxo thank you verrrry much! aww I feel welcomed..! :)

Bonjour! Everything you've listed should work out fine :] My personal favorite are bichirs. Depending on the size of your knifefish, you can probably get a bichir the same sized. They usually make good tank mates as long as one isn't overly bigger than the other. If your tank is on smaller...

Heyy there! I'd go for #2 for sure if you are getting stingrays. Sharks will be alright if it is a foot shorter, but stingrays will really appreciate the extra width. Omgosh that is such big tank I can't wait to hear about it when it is filled with fisheys! good luck! Odette

Hello there! Like what nano said, I think of oddballs as "miscellaneous" fish. There are several main family groups fish belong to, such as, as you mentioned, characins, cyprinids, catfish, cichlids, etc. I guess since the rainbows and killifish have very limited number of fish that belong to...

That's a really big tank! A big school of glassfish or glass catfish would look really cool, I think. :nod: African butterfly fish for top, glassfish for middle, and gobies on the bottom should be balanced. but, but but, it's a HUGE tank! maybe consider one or two big-ish fish? like, main...

Hello everyone! Bonjour, Bonjour! I am new to this forum and I'm so totally excited! So I would like to introduce myself and share my experiences, perhaps? :] Now I'm 27 and majored in biology with masters. I've been CRAZY about oddballs since 13 (after seeing a full grown ornate bichir and...

Omgosh you lucky girl! when i was 13 i didn't even have one oddball! i only had common little schoolers and goldfish in 10g! and they finally got me one senegal bichir in 29 gallon tank when i was 14! wow, if i can get a tank like that now i'd be happy. i wish i was as lucky as you! and good...

Cool, that's really similar to my favorites! :]] There are just SO many fish that I love, but if I got to choose top three.. They've got to be: 1. Ornate Bichir- Super adorable! My first oddball fish ever, Bichet (bee-shae) I've had it since I was a young teen and I still have him and I...