bichir tank

[astroboy]

Pictus cats max out at about 6 inches

Yeah, i know, but its only a 55g.

 

[Paul_MTS]

Just a note to add you want a good lid for the african butterflies as they will jump, Many of times at night i'ved heard my 1 bang it's head on the glass sliders.

Watching them jump out the water to grab a fly makes excellent TV aswell!!

Although there not african you have to get pictus cats there so interesting!!

 

[ghostknife]

For Bichir companions i recomend:
-Spiny eels
-synodontis cats
-other bichirs(obviously)
-knifefish
-purple spotted gudgeon
-ropefish

You have not said what kind of bichirs they were, there are lots of different species ranging in size from 25cm to 1m. THe most common are the ornate bichir (polypterus ornatipinnis max size 60cm in the wild), the senegal bichir (polypterus senegalus max size 50cm in the wild), polypterus palmas palmas (max size 30-40cm in the wild [i think]) and the saddled bichir (polypterus delhezi max size 45cm in the wild).
I would recommend the senegal and ornate they are the easiest and the most common (but the ornate can be very expensive sometimes, i have seen adults on sale for £60)

 

[MXPX4318]

ok got a plan, now I just need funds (dunno how long that'll be ) well the plan is: 2 senegal bichirs, 3 african butterflies, 1 african knife, 1 elephant fish.

Well here you can see I decided on senegal bichirs, as that is what they have at my LFS and so I think I'll go with them, and the above is also my plan, unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't go with that, now I just need the funds to start this tank, I'll definelty be sure to post as soon as it gets off the ground (probably a few months (anywhere from 6-9 (this is just all planning and on paper but it'll get done)) as money is tight being in college).