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I feed growing bichirs several times a day.However once I notice growth slowing I cut back to once a day then every other day-Anne

My favorite species tank has 4 P.senegalus they are a great introduction into bichir keeping.

Thanks for clarifacation See ya always learn something new -Anne

If there are no leftovers you're feeding enough tho you might want to add other foods to thier diet and a good quality pellet too-Anne

Once ingested the gravel may be reguratated or it may stay harmlessly in the stomach or worst case scenerio it causes and intestinal blockage killing the bichir. It depends on how much ''suction '' was used to ingest it.If it smelled like food it woud probably be ingested as food

This is why sand is recomended over gravel.There was probably a piece of food there at one time and the bichir smelled it. Bichirs like many fish are suction feeders meaning the food is drawn into their mouth by creating a pressure difference and not bitten like say pirahna eats. while bichir do...

most likely but the size increase wouldd be minimal and yes they could both be the same sex or the dimorpism hasn't deveoped yet

As part of a balanced diet they are ok just remember to gut load them as you should any feeder food.We are talking pinhead crickets right?

One has to remember that in the areas of the amazon where a number of plecos exist there is little in the line of protein based foods. Aquatic insects and small inverts do not do well in the heavy current. Plecs are very adaptable to feeding on availiable food sources and one is the mucus...

The difference in the anal fin is the only reliable way.However the sexual dimorphism is not not generally evident until the are 7-10 in lenght

You're assuming they all start out with a black base color actually when they first hatch they have stripes that fade into the more common brown mottled pattern.And as i said as they age meaning years this color often fades into a grey coloration with the yellow spots becoming an off white...

No, and i have to ask why the fascination with the dorsal spines?

actually i am down to my orginal 1 female ornate (digger) do to health reasons I have had to cutback my fishkeeping.-Anne

between 9-11 sorry if the site doesn't host i don't post pics-Anne

Q.What species of bichir has the most no. of dorsal finlets and how many exactly? A.P.b.bichir has the most dorsal finlets 14-18. Q.Are they different sub-species or has their colors faded? A. Not subspecies the base color on all Polypterids can varie ie.P.senegals can range from grey dorsal...

Its the albino variant of polypterus senegalus-Anne its not related to arrowannas

Growth in fish is determined by many factors both physiological and environmental.Factors such as genetics,sex,diet,water conditions,age, Maturity,Temp etc.All of this can impact total growth for a given year by an individual fish.Fish in captivity are on a very different water change and diet...

'' Any idea how to differentiate a male from female, besides the male having a thicker anal fin?''Not really,its the most reliable way-Anne

Brace yourself lol-Anne FEEDING & NUTRITION Now that you have a bichir what does it eat? In their natural habitat bichirs normally eat small fish,various insect larvae and invertabrates.Bichirs are generaly non agressive ambush predators but also oppurtunistic scavengers.Objects to big to be...

''reed fish (rope fish) get upto 36" in the wild but in an aquarium around 12" apparently i thught they got to around 24" too'' 18-24 inches in home aquaria but it takes several years 18''is fairly common 24''would be very large

You're in the United States asian arrowana's are illegal here.You can however have the ones listed below if you have room. Scleropages jardini = Australian Pearl Arowana AKA: Northern Spotted Barramundi or Jardini Arowana (Northern Australia and New Guinea) Scleropages leichardti =Australian...

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A) snakeheads are NOT illegal in all states. B) If you want a fish thats very simular to a snakehead get a bowfin (Amia calva) Now before theres a big hoo haaa about point A)see below SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adds all species of snakehead fishes in the Channidae family to...

Hi chef yes i'm eveyrwhere unless you put in hundreds of triops they could all be gone in a few days-Anne

The P.e.endlicheri should outgrow the tank they have the potential to reach 30'' tho 24-27'' in captivity is more common -Anne

weelll if it hasn't its care will be easy enough

SLIMECOAT Is a mucous created by the continual replacement of glandular cells know in the fishes skin hat produce a glycoprotein which is called mucin.Areas of the amazon where a number of plecos exist there is little in the line of protein based foods.Plecs are very adaptable to feeding on...

If you want interesting behavior checkout shell dwellers they are cichlids-Anne

A 29 gallon really is worng for a polypterus let alone some parrots into the combo.Now as for size while fishbase lists Polypterus senegalus as 20'' thats the biggest one they have caught or maxium wild caught size.In home aquaria P.senegalus rarely reach over 12''STL. and many stay smaller than...

Sorry can't think of any I'd recomend for a tank with a common pleco in it.Its really not a case of the new fish bothering the pleco,its a case of the pleco bothering the new fish-Anne

Sorry evil i missed your question diet hikari massivevore pellets,sinking algae wafers,shrimp,smelt and fish fillets,Garden and aquatic snails,Earthworms,vegetable matter its rather uncertain if they eat actual plants or ingest the vegetable matter via eating snails but it seems to help in...

is there a larger tank in your future if not stick with bichirs they are actually more interesting and active than most lungfish-Anne

I'm run the primitive fish forums on two different boards.you need to reidentify the species (P. amphibius)2' gilled African lungfish is the true rarity of lungfish,and would sell well over $90.00.They are also the hardest to maintain in captivity.They are prone to bacterial infections if the...

What would you like to know below are the species of African lungfishes The African lungfishes Family Protopteridae Genus Protopterus Protopterus aethiopicus - Marbled Lungfish 6' Protopterus amphibius - East African Lungfish 2" Protopterus annectens - African Lungfish 3' Protopterus dolloi -...

That cute lil bichir should reach 10-12''stl when fully grown without knowing the species of the cichlids i have no idea whattheir eventual size will be. But you are looking at a much bigger tank in your future as all the fish you have can be very territorial when they reach adulthood-Anne

I htink you may be blaming the wrong fish for all this destruction bichirs will genneraly root around looking for food they are not known for uprooting plants and digging pits however the tankmates are-Anne

its a juvenile Polypterus senegalus.-Anne

Great article and information thanks for the link-Anne

try feeding just after you turn out the lights many bichirs especially when young prefer to eat under the cover of darkness-Anne

They do sell vitamin supplements,However a good quality pellet should have most of the needed vitamins in their formulation.The main reason not to use vitamins designed for humans is they can contain large amounts of zinc ok for humnans but not for fish-Anne