Bichir tankmates/72g bowfront ideas
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dwarfpike
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Some of the dwarf pikes would have the personality you are looking for no doubt. :spoton:
I had some of the Colombian Cr. wallacii (note the correct spelling WetSpot!!!) and the male would glass bang despite being only 2.5". Really cool to watch. I can only have smaller tanks atm, so they provide all the attitude of the big ones but in more managable sizes. Just keep in mind the size of the other fish, they will kill fish too big to swallow ... I've had several dwarf pikes munch down on the heads of tetras that were clearly way too big to eat whole. It was like watching someone suck the heads of shrimp or crayfish down South.
*looks at my handle* I could be biased though.
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I had some of the Colombian Cr. wallacii (note the correct spelling WetSpot!!!) and the male would glass bang despite being only 2.5". Really cool to watch. I can only have smaller tanks atm, so they provide all the attitude of the big ones but in more managable sizes. Just keep in mind the size of the other fish, they will kill fish too big to swallow ... I've had several dwarf pikes munch down on the heads of tetras that were clearly way too big to eat whole. It was like watching someone suck the heads of shrimp or crayfish down South.
*looks at my handle* I could be biased though.
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I guess what Im looking for most is personality. Not necessarily a glass banger but a fish that comes out and interacts. This is a bit tough since this is not a high traffic area like my living room tank. The puffer has been a pretty ideal choice in the office because he is an ambush predator and will just sit most of the time. He will interact and beg for food when he sees me. I am just looking for something in this 72g bow that will do the same....
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Anonymous
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I don't know if something like this would work for you, but one of the neatest 'community' combos I able to put together was a Delhezi Poly, JD, a school of 5 clown loaches , and a school of adult Congo Tetra. I also had a marbled sailfin pleco, and for a time raised a speckled bull headed catfish in the same group. It was a lively bunch.the Poly was chill. The JD brought the cichlid personality. When he matured - called a hollow log his home but still came out when I came near. The clown loaches frolicked pretty much the whole time. And the school of Congos was a constant splash of color swimming to and fro. I have to say though it took a long time , patients, and introducing each pet at the right time. This to greaten the chance for the survival of the Congo's, and to establish a preexisting community for the small JD. The JD did well with all except the Bullhead cat. They would fight over territory (hollow log). And the Poly left the Congos alone because they where already 3.5" and too crafty for his lazy butt to catch.
cichlid-gal
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I have my rainbowfish housed with Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae and tetras and kribs and my lone L. robertsi in my 125G tank. You could probably add either the kribs or the victoriae to the 72G with the rainbowfish and have a nice mix. Neither the victoriae or the kribs are big plant eaters so your plants would still do well. I would not recommend both of those in the smaller footprint. Just a thought. If you try to add mbuna cichlids your plants will suffer and become dinner.
Regular jd aren't worth the food people feed them ... Haha. J/k. But I agree that they lack on personality by hiding a lot and then so many of th develop that almost spawning salmon humped back when they reach maturity.
I like your idea of a super red severum. Tons of color ( not sure on the personality though)
Africans are fun to watch like you mentioned in your other thread... I'm not really a fan of any of the fish under the mbuna name.
I like your idea of a super red severum. Tons of color ( not sure on the personality though)
Africans are fun to watch like you mentioned in your other thread... I'm not really a fan of any of the fish under the mbuna name.
yeah I hate the Quasimodo thing that happens with a lot of them. The Severum are alright for personality, I had a nice gold for a while. As to the Africans, Im still indecisive but there are a few I like. I am just looking for something different. Even the part of me that screams 'no hybrids!' would maybe consider a solo flowerhorn or a trimac looking flowerhorn. For that matter a real trimac, but they are pretty difficult to find right now.
