Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2017 Nothing cooler than having a pet dinosaur. Just got home with this guy, a Delhezi Bichir. He's about 9"-10" right now, will grow to about 17" when full grown. This species actually can be traced back 200 million years. Very prehistoric fish. I just started adding a new pair of 120g 4'x2'x2' tanks to my office/mancave/fish room and this guy will call one of the tanks home. Short video of him swimming around. He's a really active guy for a Bichir, swims around a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2017 Reminds me of a snakehead. Cool fish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicente 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2017 Me too bimini, very cool fish would love to see it in person. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2017 How cool! Never seen one before. I love the individual dorsal fins/spines. Neat fish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zip 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2017 That's a good looking fish Steve. I used to have a gorgeous pair of these guys until the heater shorted in the sump and fried em. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2017 That sucks man. I've known a few guys in my cichlid club that had a heater do that as well. That's why after the holidays I am going to start buying heater control units to put on all my tanks. That will give a secondary protection if one of my heaters ever short / stock on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2017 will it take an elk hair caddis? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ihang10 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2017 What does it eat? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted November 26, 2017 Reminds me of the "grinnle" we have down here in Dixie. Prehistoric as heck. Looks like the critter that crawled outa the water to become amphibians! They are in our swamps and said they survive in the mud when areas dry up and reemerge when flooded. They are fun to catch and mangle the lure and will bite! In La. they collect the roe from them and make a kind of caviar! Many moons ago.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2017 What does it eat? It's a carnivore so it'll it thawed shrimp, krill, bits of fish like talapia, pellets and haven't tried wafers yet but some do eat wafers as well. Denduke bowfin are fun to catch. I've caught some good size ones here up to about 8-9lb range. They are a very prehistoric fish as well and also can breath air. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saltybum 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2017 Reminds me of our lizard fish down here in the salt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
islander727 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2017 Cool fish! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zip 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2017 I run heater control units now,but heaters need to be changed about every year or so.I started running a grounding probe when I got into saltwater over 10 years ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2017 I didn't use those "in-the-water" heaters ... I used one of these. The fish didn't last long, but they sure did taste good !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troutguy 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2017 I swear to Mikechell everything tastes like chicken. BTW your recipe for Spotted Owl was great. Hey that is a cool fish. In Lake Wylie where I live there are many posters that show Bowfin and Snakeheads. Afraid to ask the cost. Your wife thinks under ten dollars like Fly fishing equipment right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites