ilah Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Hey all, just a thought at the mo but wanted a few ideas. Wanting to setup an African, i guess river, biotype with some pantadons and elephant nose and was wondering what else apart from bichirs, kribs and congos come from those parts? Not African lake species either. Thought it might be quite cool, just want an idea of what fits in with the mix, even plant species aswell would be helpfull Cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 plant speces- Anubias i wouldn't put a birchir with the rest of these guys it would prolly give the tetras and the kribs a hard time. All the other fish should get along well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 how about the upside down catfish (synodontis nigriventris) my book say it is from the "congo basin". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 oh yes synos are from that region too... they are cool fish- really crazy though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 how many pantadons is it safe to have in a tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilah Posted May 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Oh yeah I have half a dozen upside downs aswell, thats what i was forgetting :roll: , cheers Diddnt mean for it to sound as if i would put a bichir in, just stating that it is one of the species from Africa With the pantadons it just comes down to the individual fish, some are fine some arent, a bit of floating cover helps too. Anubius, sweet as didnt know it was from there, not too crash hot on my plants, Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 If you wanted another non lake species to think about then there is always the Lionhead aka Blockhead or Buffalo Cichlid and scientific name Steatocranus casuarius. Another idea if you wanted to do non lake biotype... http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilah Posted May 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 Thanks Afrikan, looks like a rad fish, are they relatively easy to get a hold of? Normally sold with the lake species in pet shops aye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 They are on a wholesale list at the moment. There are a few of us keepers on this forum that have them also. My lot bred recently and I have some young ones growing on. They are a awesome fish and well worth keeping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 ctenopoma ?? :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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