Sometimes price can be different even between same species and same size. Coloration, activeness, characteristics.. etc, u know, if u look thoroughly.

I bought my 8" Ornate for rm90. This guy has very special characteristics, i knew it the moment i saw him at the pet shop. Other smaller ornates was sold at rm70, just slightly smaller. But i knew my choice right away.

Ornates are more costly than Endlies (correct me if i'm wrong), thou Endlies can get way bigger than most other types of Bichirs.

My 2nd Endli, (named him Frankenstein II) bought @rm280 although slightly bigger than my 1st Endli, which i got for rm150. I noticed the 1st one was kept in a poor condition, small & bare tank. The colour so pale, can hardly see any markings on his body. Frankenstein II was another story. He was in great condition, being well-kept by his previous owner. He also has strong markings and good coloration. The owner even warned me about his enormous appetite, LOL. He's now about 13-14" in size.

Albino Bichirs has beautiful white-red colour, but they wont get very big in size, and also not as hardy as most bichir types.

Rope bichirs look a lot like snake. Long and thin body, looks very cool, but very much of escape artists. U must close ur aquarium almost all the time if u plan to own Ropes. Personally, i never tried them before. Maybe sometime in future

Senegal bichirs are one of the most active sp of bichirs. Most recommendable.

My 1st two Albino Bichirs (really missed them) :




A few choices from mudah.my

Senegal Bichir @rm30 http://www.mudah.my/Senegal+Bichir+9+inches-18978863.htm

Endlicheri @rm50 http://www.mudah.my/Fish-18691417.htm

Delhezi @rm50 http://www.mudah.my/Bichir+Poplypterus+Del...6878.htm?last=1

Lapradei @rm180 http://www.mudah.my/Wild+Polypterus+Bichir...ei-19086921.htm

Good luck

sure no problem. I'll try to snap the pic of the diy filter that i made (whether ready made/on progress project). If there is no any problems on weekend then probably i'll try to make the guide lines on how to do it. costs is very cheap should be less than RM 100 +/- (depends on how big/size of filter you want to do) which already includes pvc's pipes and accessories. My tanks is very simple which I'm only using Fibreglass tanks (round shape which most of houses are using it) which is 6 x 6 feet. so my filter systems also simple as well which I only used the 12L bin (buy at tesco cost around Rm10 only) PVC requirement size small type (size around 1/2 inch standard size) be it the pipes or the accessories such as L shape, T shape etc cos my water pump only can accepts 1/2 inch pvc pipes.




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Oh i see, btw im in Sabah, so i just hardly to get a diff sp of bichir. 1st time buy I think im going to have a tiger bichir lol. But it already sold out so the keeper say take the ornate. Somehow it was an endi. U guys really lucky to have a good fish shop there. Here dont have so much like vittatus, payara, and other rare fish. I hope someday will get one.. haha

Dont worry bro, this hobby ALWAYS can wait, we have nothing to lose after all. Just hunt around if u get the time and chances. At the same time u can gather as much information as u can. Knowledge is power, as long as we know how to control our situation.

Thats quite a big container. But i think the real kick is in the weight it bears, as we're talking about top filtration. That filter of urs, is it heavy? I think plastic or fiberglass tanks can hold much weight but not for most aquariums. We might need another extra frame to bear the weight. Good idea anyway. Here's some other ideas from the net :

Tower filter :


Quite heavy for the aquarium hood :




A simple one










[COLOR=blue]Double pump interesting idea :





Good luck

This post has been edited by antzz: Nov 23 2012, 02:35 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAQIxlpBcaQ&feature=share

this is the one I'm gonna do it. simple and easy. Cost less than 50 including the pvc's. this is also suitable for fish tank as well.

This post has been edited by kakarocht: Nov 23 2012, 03:21 PM

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Dont worry bro, this hobby ALWAYS can wait, we have nothing to lose after all. Just hunt around if u get the time and chances. At the same time u can gather as much information as u can. Knowledge is power, as long as we know how to control our situation.

Yeah, thx bro. Hope I can learn more about keeping a fish at the highest level..hahaha.. I will pelan2 with the fish until I can handle the cost myself.

the regular diy tower would be find, but those ceramic rings are very heavy.
And two pumps' filter is better than 1 pump? meaning more bio load filtered at faster rate, and sponges getting dirtier 2x faster too, ya?

should be no problem. cos ceramic rings is not heavy actually. how much amount you used for ceramic rings? single pumps will do. I used single pump like the pic that i post which is only suitable for my environment. sponges is depends on the qualities you used actually. apparently i used 2 types of sponge which is thick types (for koi) other is cheaper type of sponge. the 1st tray i put 2 types of sponge - below is koi sponge (those thick sponge which is selling big size around RM 30) the top i only put 2-3 layers of cheap sponge (used and throw). 2nd tray you can put either bio balls/ceramic rings/lava rocks/arang. 3 tray same as well either you wan to put like tray 1/2 method. your choice. if can show your aqua rig/pic will do.

My Endlicheri..around 9 to 10 inch now. Makan xingat dunia...Aiyooo..sori..gambar diambil menggunakan nokia 3310S

i find this quite ok.
But dont want the little tub that act as sump.

You -Tube: DIY trickle filter/ dry wet filter
Material: plastic drawers, drills, a small bin (sump effect), white sponge for top drawer, green and black for 2nd,3rd drawers. PVC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZJBm89MuzU&feature=related

Please comment. Am thinking of doing one for my top tank (birchir).
And maybe modify abit ( maybe had the drawers sitting on a stool to make it higher than the tank?) so can be side to side filter for bottom rack tank.

My plan is like this:

1st drawer-white foam
2nd and 3rd- green and black foam?

And regarding the power head, is put in the water connect with a pvc to the top.
You guys think enough power kah?

Then 3rd drawer either drill more holes (as trickle output) or one big hole as output direct into aquarium.

Nice fish. Very clear water as well

Well for the 'makan x ingat dunia part' Me too i'm having the same situation with my bichirs (i used to have two big bichirs, remember). Those feeder fishes we usually bought from LFS, sometimes they give us very small fish. Those fish so small that they often too weak to avoid strong current, and end up dead stuck in the filter media. What i do is, separate the very small ones into my turtle tank (they make good algae eaters on the turtle shell too ) Even i dont feed them any special food, just leftovers of turtle food. But they still grow very fast Then only i catch them and put into predator's den.

Advantages are, u get more value for ur money. Reducing money loss from dead small fish. Save ur filter medias from dead bodies. Joy of fish growth monitoring, fun fish-catching sports, blah blah blah..

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Added on November 24, 2012, 7:09 pmU can as well put other media types below the foams, as desired.

I think u may need more powerful pump, depending on the height of the tower.

Personally, i prefer one big hole than many small ones. Reason is easier to manage the noise and water flow. But thats maybe unique for me and my preference only

This post has been edited by antzz: Nov 24 2012, 07:09 PM

here is the sample of the diy filters that i made but haven't fully complete as shortage of pvc accessories.

DIY 3 storey filters...

1) 3 storey filters



2) The top layer hole is for the input.



3) The top layer hole with the pvc input.



4) The Trays with the holes for the filterations.



* remember when doing DIY means you need some patient to do it. If you've no patient I recommend you buy ready made will do.

where can i search for ready made trickle filter?

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This post has been edited by genielee_83: Nov 25 2012, 01:30 PM

can give me good reason why you guys using trickle filters?
whats so good about it? sorry for abit newb on this.
is it the same as this filter on the video(the first tank? ignore the other tanks lol)

For me it's like dry wet filter.
All media is 50/50 in water and surface. Better bacteria breeding.
I wanna put foams so can tapis many times the bio-loads.
Carnivore tank is very heavy when we're talking bio-loads.

I might be wrong.

Yea, big fish, eat more, big poo, heavy bio-loads

Yep. But still we're still gatal punggung.
Also like to keep many big shitters.
Sambil WC sambil complain

yes... i think i got the same syndrome as you all..
while WC curse curse due to the fishes excess bioload. lol

i'm thinking of buying the trickle system from china.
Of coz DIY is cheaper, but heck.. i'm bad in this kind of stuff and 100% wasting my money buying
this and that yet not producing the product

I plan to COD in Ipoh.
Trickle Filter

4ft tank maybe will either get 45cm (6 drawers) or 60cm (9 drawers).
Only putting sponges so hopefully it won't collapsed.

And about my lower tank. There's no space for a 3 tier filter.
Get a canister kah?