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The Predatory Tank
This is a list of fish I keep in my Predatory tank.
Preeviously this was a Congo tank, but then a Datnoids came along 🥰.
I'll try to keep it updated. 🤣
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Leopard bushfish
Leopard bushfish
Ctenopoma acutirostre
Habitat
Widely distributed throughout the middle Congo River basin in Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Central African Republic, from Malebo (Stanley) Pool upstream to Boyoma (Stanley) Falls. It occurs in several major tributary systems, including the Kasai, Lefini, Ubangi, Tshuapa, and Lomami.
Maximum size
100 – 150 mm.
Indonesian Tiger / Borneo Tiger
Indonesian Tiger / Borneo Tiger
Datnoid Microlepis
Habitat
An exclusive inhabitant of large, deep, typically lowland freshwater rivers, and not thought to enter brackish environments. It has been collected from flooded forests during the annual wet season.
I have a school of 5 of these babies, growing in my 500L.
I have a school of 5 of these babies, growing in my 500L.
Maximum size
400 – 500 mm.
Flagtail
Flagtail
Semaprochilodus insignis
Habitat
It migrates and spawns in the river channels but feeds mostly in the floodplains. It can also be found in floodplain lakes (known locally as “várzeas”) and forest streams.
Maximum size
350 mm.
Gray Bichir
Gray Bichir
Polypterus senegalus
Habitat
This species is more widespread than any other bichir and occurs in no less than 26 countries in Africa, incuding Egypt, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Nigeria, Senegal and others. It is usually found in shallow, slow moving waters of swamps, marshes and freshwater lagoons.
Maximum size
400 – 500 mm.
Albino Gray Bichir
Albino Gray Bichir
Polypterus senegalus
Habitat
This species is more widespread than any other bichir and occurs in no less than 26 countries in Africa, incuding Egypt, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Nigeria, Senegal and others. It is usually found in shallow, slow moving waters of swamps, marshes and freshwater lagoons.
Maximum size
400 – 500 mm.
Delhezi Bichir / Armoured Bichir
Delhezi Bichir / Armoured Bichir
Polypterus delhezi
Habitat
Democratic Republic of Congo. It is found in lakes, streams and flooded areas. These are often heavily vegetated.
Maximum size
350 mm.