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tsunderl
10-19-2007, 08:35 PM
Anybody have experience with these? I saw one and thought it was cool, but not sure if it would be a good addition in my tank. (135 with livebearers).

Thanks!
biggin
10-19-2007, 08:39 PM
Are these the ones from DNA?
tsunderl
10-19-2007, 08:52 PM
This one was at Plano Pets.

EDIT: Oops! Just noticed I had the fish in the wrong place... It's African, not Austrailian. http://www.pushupstairs.com/images/emoticon/extra3/nut.gif
biggin
10-19-2007, 08:59 PM
DNA had some about a week ago... they looked really bad, really sick.

I just know they get really big and you need to have a good lid as I have read that they like to take strolls around the house but do not know how to get back in the water.
tsunderl
10-19-2007, 09:19 PM
Yeah, I just Googled them once I figured out they are from Africa, not Austrailia. One article said about 3 feet long, jumper, and can eat my fishies. The one I saw was very active and personable. It would come to the front of the tank every time I looked in. But, I like the fishies I have now so he can go to another home.
bra8ndy8
10-19-2007, 10:16 PM
I had one....(lost him today) he was about 12 inches and never bothered anyone....but he jumped last night...we picked him up....and I guess it shook his brains!!
tsunderl
10-20-2007, 07:59 AM
Yeah, it would shake my brains too if I were to take a hike out of that 300 gallon tank you have!!! Poor guy!
bra8ndy8
10-20-2007, 03:29 PM
ohhh no my 100 gallon is community fish....he was there.
tsunderl
10-20-2007, 04:24 PM
That would still rate high on the Richter scale!
AndrewH
10-24-2007, 08:19 AM
Very interesting fish!

Brandy, what'd you feed yours? Do you have any pictures of him (pre-jump of course :D)?


This one was at Plano Pets.

EDIT: Oops! Just noticed I had the fish in the wrong place... It's African, not Austrailian. http://www.pushupstairs.com/images/emoticon/extra3/nut.gif

There you go.
bra8ndy8
10-24-2007, 04:34 PM
He ate blood worms, shrimp brine....and extra flakes.....no no pictures of him.....he like to hide in this long hollow log looking rock I have. Sowwie!
fishyjoe24
11-01-2007, 06:53 AM
ii heard they where really agrisvie(sp?) and a predator.
tsunderl
11-02-2007, 09:24 PM
Dunno, but they are cool!

I did find a suitable replacement though... DNA had a dojo loach that has a humpback and I couldn't resist giving the guy a home. David said they have had him a while and nobody wanted him because of his back. He scoots around just fine and seems very happy. Yeah, I'm a softie. http://www.pushupstairs.com/images/emoticon/extra3/flowerred.gif
mrsadler
09-02-2008, 12:53 PM
had two in a 85 gal for a year they stayed hidden feed them minnows, nightcrawlers, and brane shrimp they were a bout a foot and a half and they are blind so they see with their tounge hence their aka snake fish not snake head and can stay on land i think upm to 6 hrs ... i lost mine while i was out of time on bus and my wife decide to let the kids take care of the fish and my 3 yr old thought it would be cool to feed the fish mac and cheese and fruit punch for 3 days when i got home i was !@#!$@%$%#%^$ thinking of getting more they got em online petsoultions.com
biggin
09-02-2008, 03:09 PM
Personally I would go with some of the cooler Birchirs lots of them around right now....
greytdobe
09-02-2008, 05:14 PM
ditto on the bichirs! I love these fat worms:D
biggin
09-02-2008, 06:52 PM
Fat worms....never thought of them that way but yeah that is what they are....

I need to get some pics of mine.

ditto on the bichirs! I love these fat worms:D
tezr
09-03-2008, 12:37 AM
they are blind so they see with their tounge hence their aka snake fish not snake head and can stay on land i think upm to 6 hrs ...
Ropefish are not blind.... They do have a very inproved sense of small but they use the protruding nostrils for this not their tongue.

They become more active if you have a small group of them. I have 3 and they are very peaceful and stay real slender so only the smallest and slowest fish would be at risk.

I have a total of 28 Bichirs so I have to agree they are great fish but they need a fully enclosed tank or they will jump as well.

Here are a couple shots of mine.

Ansorgii
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/hotblooded/Critters/Fish/pics%20to%20post/ansorgii.jpg

Endlicheri
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/hotblooded/Critters/Fish/pics%20to%20post/40761142.jpg

Mokelebembe
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/hotblooded/Critters/Fish/pics%20to%20post/23467e22.jpg

Weeksi with external gills
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/hotblooded/Critters/Fish/pics%20to%20post/b8c59dd9.jpg

Senegalus
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/hotblooded/Critters/Fish/Picture103_cr.jpg

Delhezi
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/hotblooded/Critters/Fish/Bichir/delfullbody.jpg
biggin
09-03-2008, 12:41 AM
That Mokelebembe is freaking sweet...
bra8ndy8
09-03-2008, 01:10 PM
WOW toooo cool!! I didn't know they had that many "flavors" of birchirs.Thanks for sharing!!!
tezr
09-03-2008, 02:40 PM
WOW toooo cool!! I didn't know they had that many "flavors" of birchirs.Thanks for sharing!!!

No problem I luvs my Bichirs.

Sorry about the huge pics :Whoa:
mrsadler
09-04-2008, 09:41 AM
these seem different than the rope fish that i recieved from www.petsolutions.com (http://www.petsolutions.com) a few months a go
tezr
09-04-2008, 09:08 PM
these seem different than the rope fish that i recieved from www.petsolutions.com (http://www.petsolutions.com) a few months a go

The pics I posted are cousins to the rope fish.

http://www.petsolutions.com/Rope-Fish+I52600+C40001604.aspx