Congrats for the V2 thread

Update of my tank, now with a Super Hiback Arowana



Current tank members :

1. Aragorn the Arowana (about 11")
2. Frankenstein I the Polypterus Endlicheri Endlicheri (12" or more)
3. Frankenstein II the Polypterus Endlicheri Endlicheri (13" or more) This guy really grows fast!
4. Fly The Flyriver Turtle (head to tail about 12")
5. Survivor, the Climbing Perch / Anabas Testudineus (about 4")
6. A normal white carp that somehow escapes the Frankenstein pair till now!

Ive been wondering, how come some endlicheri got pale almost like albino, and some very dark?

Also, how to tell the difference between endlicheri endlicheri and endlicheri congicus?

BTW look at this amazing pic



This post has been edited by antzz: Oct 17 2012, 03:45 PM

Maybe true. Cuz mine also getting darker now. See how different they are before :

Cool Ansorgii from Arare Fish



His FB Link http://www.facebook.com/#!/RAREfishes?fref=ts

My Frankenstein pair (2 endlicheris) can finish 30 feeder goldfishes in few hours!

I wish my bichirs can get this fat :

Bro khairulanuar, nice collection u have

How many tanks u have at home?

U hd great bichirs before right? What makes u give up on them?

I personally dont like WC ones, cuz pity them got confined after live freely. haha

Yeah i know i might get boring with bichirs, but who can tell. My experience with Flyriver Turtle (FRT), i never got bored. In fact, planning to keep him for the whole life, hopefully

Shot of Fly last week or so :

Hikari Turtle Sticks, Tropical BioRept W, Sega Sinking Pellet, Sanyu Hercar Wafer, Superworms (usually leftover from my arowana), Frozen bloodwroms, Hikari Massivore Delite (intended for bichirs, but Fly takes it as well).

Generally, this guy would chew on almost anything. But he never hurts live fish, really good boy. I'm planning to get him a pond, since he's getting big now.

Anyone ever spotted a short-body bichir? Pics :







This post has been edited by antzz: Oct 19 2012, 05:45 PM

U really 'caught' the eel? How did u do it? Just curious.

And what do u feed him?

BTW its beautiful. Congrats.

How was the feeder frogs? Did any of ur fish eat them?

Update of my Frankenstein pair

Its pretty basic, and easy. This is the kind u were referring to, right?

Yeah that was one big filter box. For normal aquarium we usually use small box like this one only :


Personally i havent been using top filter for long time, since changing to sump filter. But i think, to prevent from flooding outside of aquarium, u can provide a DIY padding tank to put ur top filter on. So the overflown water will go into the padding tank, with a tube back to ur aquarium.

Wah, can i have the privilegde too?

BTW meet my Endi, Frankenstein II



This post has been edited by antzz: Nov 11 2012, 10:07 PM

A small thing u need to turn/switch. Horizontal lets the air thru, vertical blocks the air. See the pic (lucky that i still have 2 units unused )

One more thing is, u need to put the other end of the air pump above the water surface. Good luck.



This post has been edited by antzz: Nov 12 2012, 09:56 PM

Wow.. a giant predator tank. Nice concept, lovely fishes. How do u first comm the two arowanas, have they been together in the same tank for a long time? Anyway very nice tank bro

Damn nice My fren caught a pic in Sultan Kelantan's pond few weeks ago. His Royalty keeps Arapaima Gigas as well

U can request it from nearby lfs, they might consider searching for u.

IMO, beside spacey enclosure, one more thing to consider is the feeding cost. Arapaimas grow really fast, and they consume carnivorous diets.

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Added on November 15, 2012, 10:47 pmRecently i cleared away all the sand substrates in my tank, leaving the base bare and 'glass-slippery'. I dont think my bichirs like the new situation very much.

I have this idea in mind, to use tile or slate as aquarium base (as in picture). How do u guys think?









This post has been edited by antzz: Nov 15 2012, 10:47 PM

Vacuuming job is a lot of pain, thats why i shift to bare based tank. Now still on experiment mode : tile / slate base. I tried 2 types of tiles, and turns out, they give quite different effects.

1) Bare base (aquarium-glass base, clear white and slippery)









2) Brown Rough-surfaced tile base (still in experimenting mode, so i just put a few pieces, and didnt cut them in aquarium shape yet)



Current observation :

Rough-surfaced tiles (#2) seems better, in term of comfort, imaging and and overall looks. But i think brown base will make bichirs lose their coloration. So i'll not stick to this option, for this time.

3) Black + dark red tile base. The material quite slippery, but better than glass. Currently still experimenting on this