Bichir Tank: Decor and Lighting for 210 Gallon
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- EDIT: Tank is 72” x 24” x 29” (not 19”) 😂 sorry for the typo
Hello everyone!
This is a short video showing the new aquascape I did recently on the 210 gallon display tank in my 265 gallon bichir system. This tank houses my wild caught polypterus collection which include P. bichir bichir, P. endlicheri 'Black Volta', P. Lapradei 'Koliba, P. Lapradei 'Koloton', P. Lapradei 'Faranah', P. weeksii and my captive bred polypterus including P. ornatipinnis and P. senegalus 'albino'. In this tank I also have a 14-15" Indonesian Tiger aka Datnoid (Datnioides microlepis) and a Leopard bushfish (Ctenopoma acutirostre).
I removed all the black plastic PVC for a more natural feel. I placed several pieces of driftwood including a piece of Manzanita that was over 3 feet long and reached almost all the way to the surface. I also used some rocks as well as pieces of Malaysian and Mopani driftwood. The large Manzanita is anchored to a piece of slate as it tends to slowly float upwards.
There are no plants in this tank although the 55 gallon sump that filters it has a lot of plant material including Java moss, Subwassertang and Java fern.
The tank is heated with a 500 watt Finnex heater to 78-79 degrees Fahrenheit and is also filtered by a Fluval FX6.
I have been playing around with getting a "shimmer" effect and have found that lower light levels from a single source help to create it along with water agitation such as that created by a circulation pump.
A downside to using a circulation pump is that it seems to freak out the Datnoid.
Anyway, let me know what you like and don't like about this scape. Thank you for watching and happy fishkeeping!
#Aquascape #MonsterFish #Bichir
What beautiful bichirs!
Very nice!!
Thank you! 😁
Looking great bro
Thank you brother!
That is a great looking scape huge tank 👍🏼✌🏼
Thanks bro 😎
That tank is shimmering like a diamond 💎, looks great 🤙🏼
Thank you brother!
awesome! How many centimetres long is this?
182 cm
nice! can i ask what you feed your datnoid? i have a juvie that won’t eat lol
Hey bro. It eats pellets, shrimp, silversides. I am lucky it started eating pellets even as a baby. You can tie a pellet to a thread and pull it so it looks like it’s alive... they will usually strike those
@thefishbeast awesome set up.. i currently have a 110 gallon tank with an oscar, green texas and senegal bichir, do you think i can add one ornate and one albino to the tank?
I’d say add the albino sen but skip the ornate (they get to over 20”)
@@TheFishBeast i had a feeling.. i was thinking of upgrading in 2 or 3 years to a 200+ gallon so maybe he won't be so big by then? i was wondering more in terms of compatibility? if not maybe you can recommend other smaller bichirs that could work :) appreciate the help :)
@@omardelooze4710 if you can get your hands on a mokelembembe then that would be a good choice.
What happened to ur red wolf? Not in their with them.
Moved it to its own tank to keep a cycle going!
@@TheFishBeast awesome! Hey quick question how long have u had the red wolf? I’m guessing urs is max size right? U have my idea how long they live?
@@predatoria_aquatica about 4 years. I’m not sure how long they live though.
@@TheFishBeast nice I hope I keep my wolves as long as that