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I'd be careful of bichirs , I find silver colored fish trigger their feeding response .

I havent tried piranha with them but I know balas, silver dollars and tinfoil barbs were all quickly hunted down in with me my bichirs . Even my attempts with larger 6"+. ones that were too large to swallow were an epic fail, although I did get to whiteness the bichirs doing the crocodile style death roll for the first time as they ripped them into peices that could be swallowed!!

I would worry any bichir large enough not to be seen as food for the piranha would be large enough to take it down.

I must agree with this statement, I kept a few...lol (10) large bichirs at one time. Always seemed to amaze me what they could take down and how fast they can be when they want too.

What about silver dollars? they are fast and clean up a lot? I use them with my rays and Peacock bass.

What is there address? Looked it up on line and all I found was web pages.

Just a fyi my lilies in my pond have leaves on them already....lol really early this year.

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I too would love more pictures on your water drip design, I'm not seeing any drilling on the tank, so do you use a siphon style drip out using gravity to the basement?

I'm raising a couple of Kelberi p-bass right now but can never figure out putting pictures on here any more...lol

I keep mine in the pond over winter as well and they have came back for the last 5 years. Might be easier for you in the future.

too bad about your losses but that's the way it goes with predators....For future reference only buy fish that don't fit in other fishes mouths and do a lot of research on what fish go with what fish. Check out MFK Monster Fish Keepers on line I don't always agree with how the say things but they will let you know fish arrangements through there experiences. lots of plywood tanks on there.

nice xback but the Albinos are beautiful.

Totally agree with JORG I cant see problem with keeping them together. Be carefull with geos in a heavily planted tank they like to up root plants, well at least mine did....lol

Water changes and slight temperature changes quite often induce breeding I keep mine at 81-82 degrees.

What temp are they in as of now?

yes I would cut out old calking and re seal the whole corner.

I would patch it as well as possible I have had a tank fail 30 minutes after adding fish.....messy messy. I was chipped just like your but it was only a 40 gal tank.

Also impellers wear on the inside. Hole will be enlarged or misshapen. Shaft can be laid on a flat surface and should touch all the way along. There should be no slop with shaft inserted to impeller. Hope some of this helps.

You have pulled out the impeller and shaft to check for wear? I use a small bottle brush to clean out the impeller housing as well.

love to see some pictures of this set up. how long have you been keeping monster fish? is there any division in the tank to make the breeding pair more comfortable in one area of the tank?

Any updates on this tank?

How about a fake rock back ground? might add some needed color and depth?

Test some bottled water with it, or try a friends tank with the test kit. That will let you know if the kit is what's wrong.

Where were all you guys when i couldn't find a place to give my bass too.....lol my Tems bred about a week after i gave them away....

Aquarium illusions had a pallet full on Saturday April 19th. Can't remember is it was $3.99 a pound?

Wow i think its time to get away from Discus and back into rays.

Love to see a 14" indo pic. T-man your still around keeping monsters...lol i would of had to sell a car by now to pay for their food...