fish in lfs

[Dorkhedeos]

i just went to my lfs, they have bichirs for 30 bucks each, one has a pearlish white like color, the other looks like a african butterfly fish. they also have a pleco that looks kinda flat, looks like a ray, anybody know what fish these are? oh yeah, how big of a tank do you need for a bgk and a bichir that i just mentioned. im about to set up a new tank, around 55 gal. im thinking about these fish for my tank. will it work? thanks for the help. what is the smallest bichir? any other weird fish i can put in? thanks for the help

 

[Dorkhedeos]

is there a bichir i can keep in a 20-30 gal tank by itself?


edit: nevermind, cant get anymore tanks cause i got a big tank already

 

[Bustacapp]

maybe the ray like pleco is a banjo cat have you ever seen a pic of one ?

 

[SirMinion]

More than likely refering to a "hong kong plec" - otherwise known as a hill stream loach.

They do kind of look like a tiny ray.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

yeah, its like a ray thats 1 inch, sticking to the wall, whats the max size these grow? they cost 2 dollars at the shop


edit: just checked out the pictures, its a hillstream loach, im probably going to buy one for my 10 gal, its kinda empty, i hope they arent sold out, i didnt buy them because i thought they were going to turn out huge

 

[smithrc]

yeah, its like a ray thats 1 inch, sticking to the wall, whats the max size these grow? they cost 2 dollars at the shop


edit: just checked out the pictures, its a hillstream loach, im probably going to buy one for my 10 gal, its kinda empty, i hope they arent sold out, i didnt buy them because i thought they were going to turn out huge

they need cool water - fast flowing and well oxygenated.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

can anybody tell me about the bichirs? if one of those is a senegal, i will probably look into buying it once my tank is up. senegals are the smallest right?

 

[astroboy]

can anybody tell me about the bichirs? if one of those is a senegal, i will probably look into buying it once my tank is up. senegals are the smallest right?

Senegals max out around 12". The smallest bichirs will max out around that size.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

i think the one that looks like a butterfly fish is the ornate? still dont know what the peallish white one is

 

[BichirKeeper]

The white one you describe sounds like a senegalus. The other could be an Ornate, perhaps a color variant? Regardless, definetly go for the senegal. Ornates grow up to be big bruisers.

 

[astroboy]

still dont know what the peallish white one is

The pearlish white one is probably an albino senegal.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

is there any other bichir that is whiteish? i dont want to get the wrong one, cause the shop that i saw it in doesnt have refunds or exhanges. its a big pet store with dogs, pet rodents, birds, and some reptiles. they also sell painted fish, but this is the only place ive seen a bichir, so if i want one, im going to have to get it from there. does a healthy bichir look like a healthy fish? the other store where i saw the hill stream loach is a pretty good shop, they got rid of their painted fish a week after they got them. ill take picture this saturday or sunday.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

are these the only bichirs there are? Bichirs

i remember that the sign said brown bichir and ornate bichir. if those are the only ones, that means they have a senegal

 

[astroboy]

are these the only bichirs there are? Bichirs

i remember that the sign said brown bichir and ornate bichir. if those are the only ones, that means they have a senegal

No, there are quite a few more species out there.
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[Final Dynazty]

They need at least a 200 gallon tank. they get big!