My Freshwater Tank w/ Bichir, stingray, discus, needle fish

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for My Freshwater Tank w/ Bichir, stingray, discus, needle fish

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RinaDasler - 9 years ago

Is discus was fine with bichirs? I have 1 bircher & everyone tells me not to put it together with discus fish because bichir'll attack them & they will be in stress, get sick & die......

TwentyFifthBaam - 9 years ago

you should take a moment and look back at ur old vids u've really came a long way good job man!

le happy merchant - 10 years ago

You have come a long way man

connolan1 - 11 years ago

how big is that tank

TheNaturalGamer - 11 years ago

a legend is born

Ethan Norman - 11 years ago

do you sell all this? like your reptiles and your possums? they look like interesting pets

Tyler Spitz - 11 years ago

Wait so the fish are dead bichirs live to be 30 years old that would be odd if he died

Brandon Lee - 11 years ago

i was talking to SlatanicGods

Earthling1984 - 11 years ago

yes, this video is about 5 years old, and this tank is different now.

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Brandon Lee - 11 years ago

are they dead yet?

Earthling1984 - 11 years ago

hehe, this is an old video :P

BeyCinema - 11 years ago

Thus, the epic journey began :D

StarWarsCollectorO66 - 12 years ago

what do you reccomend for a sting ray breed? I want to set up a south american freshwater tank starting with a 40gal breeder and when they get larger mover to around a 125

Earthling1984 - 12 years ago

@tr4ey2 you have to be careful because 'teacup ray' isn't really any type of ray. Many baby rays are sold as 'tea cup' rays but they can grow to 4 feet diameter! You need to ask exactly what species of ray you are getting. The type I got gets to about 10" diameter and is best kept in a tank of 75gallons or larger when an adult.

Earthling1984 - 12 years ago

@Slatanicgods that isn't smart, ur rays will die soon.

Trey Edmonds - 12 years ago

how big is that aquarium, and how big is needed for a single teacup ray

Jamel Hamdan - 13 years ago

Forget the fish how about that pirate skull!!

eimhing7 - 13 years ago

How big do the albino bichirs get?? Anybody?

Darin Gray - 13 years ago

Cool Tank My Tank Has 2 Eels, 2 NeedleFish, 1 Stingray Pleco, 1 Bichir, And 1 Oscar

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Darin Gray - 13 years ago

cool

Ethan Lee - 13 years ago

Ummmmmm i believe that retic (teacup) stingrays grow up too about 2 and a half foot. That is very bad for you as your tank will most likely be too small.

Ryan Wood - 13 years ago

@earthling1984 what size tank do you have? how many gallons?

Earthling1984 - 13 years ago

@TheDweebazoid over time he probably could eat your smaller fish.

Kabir Parker - 13 years ago

Nice fish but u need more. Get like 3 more discuses and needles.

Earthling1984 - 13 years ago

@adamisabella1 nope

Earthling1984 - 13 years ago

@kathberry8 maybe, but maybe not

kathberry8 - 13 years ago

could bichir live with axolotl??

Ethan Lee - 13 years ago

Where do you live? Love freshwater stingrays. Reticulated, pearl or what? Should get arowana. And is it Petco or Petsmart like that local pet shop or what?

Earthling1984 - 13 years ago

@dubcdawgs24 yes, it is difficult at well. Water chemicals must be kept in proper levels.

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dubcdawgs24 - 13 years ago

Is it difficult to take care of a freshwater stingray because i had a saltwater blue spotted ray and it was very fragile

Earthling1984 - 13 years ago

@QBboy13 $60

Earthling1984 - 13 years ago

@QBboy13 Local pet shop had them.

bobbymaas - 14 years ago

@earthling1984 thats pretty good for a discus

Earthling1984 - 14 years ago

@bobbymaas about $30

bobbymaas - 14 years ago

how much did your discus cost, because ive seen them for up to $300

Peter Finelli - 14 years ago

Is the needle fish a needle nose gar or something else

raymond howington - 14 years ago

@amandamae4456 you can have a stingray ga i live in va and i have two rays and the sting hurts like hell but noone has every died from a ray sting the kill the sting put the sting under hotwater my ray are flower rays from peru and you can cut the barb off it will not hurt the ray the barb will grow back in a few months just cut it back off

sworddemon152 - 14 years ago

@nickssocool1 There are many different products for algae and you can buy a sting ray at almost any exotic tropical store. I Am getting mine from House of Tropicals in maryland. You can also check aquabid.com

Earthling1984 - 14 years ago

@nickssocool1 some from local pet shops some from online (liveaquaria). Ezcessive algae is caused from high nitrate levels. Water changes lower nitrates.

Nick Merrill - 14 years ago

were do you buy your fish, and how do you keep your tank free of algee

Harry Dick - 14 years ago

@amandamae4456 no the live in indian rivers and the grow huge

Earthling1984 - 14 years ago

@amandamae4456 yes, there are many types of stringrays that live in the ocean(marine / saltwater). There are also a few types that live in freshwater. Be careful what type you buy... this one I had only gets to be 12 inches max disk diamter... others get to be 4feet! They are usually sold as babies or 'teacups' so you really need to know the variety you are getting... 'teacup' is NOT a type of stingray, just a word used to describe them when they are small.

Earthling1984 - 14 years ago

@amandamae4456 I'm not sure if they are illegal in North Georgia. They are pretty rare to find though. You should go to some small pet shops and ask if they can order you one. I think they do have a stinger on their tail, but it is probably just like a bee sting to a human... but still, I wouldn't touch it! Their sting depends on the species, some aren't so bad, some are deadly.

Earthling1984 - 14 years ago

@Rob10321 They aren't illegal here. The pet shops sell them :)

eimhing7 - 14 years ago

I have my tea cup in an 80g tank and he has loads of room. Nice tank btw!! Love the brichirs-must try and get one off them!

Earthling1984 - 14 years ago

I agree, for most rays, a 120gallon would not be ok. For the type of ray I had, which only reached 12" max, it would be fine. There are many different types of rays, and they all require different tank specs. The majority of freshwater rays sold are the smaller type, however, you have to be careful when purchasing so you don't get stuck with a ray that grows many feet in diameter!(unless that is what you want).

Earthling1984 - 14 years ago

Bichir

Earthling1984 - 14 years ago

It is recommended to keep stingrays alone. A 120gallon tank would be fine for a single adult ray.

Earthling1984 - 14 years ago

Stingrays are NOT beginner fish/pets. They require a 75+ gallon tank for young, and 125+ tank for adults. I do not recommend stingrays unless you are an experienced fish keeper.

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David K - 14 years ago

how big of a tank do i need for one small stingray and like 1 fish ?

bilal solmaz - 15 years ago

i think it is too late to tell u to get that discus out from that tank. bcz it wont live in there with those junk fishes. it is already dead right?

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

Would probably be full size, but as stated before I have given him back to the petshop I got him from for store credit. This tank isn't large enough for an adult ray. For a young ray it was sufficient. I planned to either get a larger tank, or trade him back in when he was overgrown for the tank.

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

I haven't cleaned my sand in over a year. Sand is very fine, and as such not many pieces of food/poop will get into it and under it like it would in gravel. To keep my sand clean I have a good water pump in the tank. This will make food/poop which is lighter 'fly' around the tank and get sucked up by the filter, and the sand stays on the ground. My pump is about 350GPH. AZOO1200 is the brand/model.

jus kuz - 15 years ago

i wanna get a fresh water stingray but i have rocks. how do u clean the tank with a sond bottom??

garrette taylor - 15 years ago

dark but amazing tank man very beautifull

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

only if you have a huge tank... 200+ gallons.

garrette taylor - 15 years ago

any samll saltwater stingrays i cN PUT IN MY TANK?

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

It's cool, I enjoy comments :) I do still have some of these fish. Some of them I don't. I traded the stingray back to the shop I got him from because I originally planned to get him a larger tank when he grew larger, but decided to just take him back for store credit(since they offered store credit), instead of setting up a new tank. Some of the other fish I do still have. If you notice though, not in this tank. This tank is now my turtle tank. It has the turtles, eel, and a couple fish.

lawrence nguyen - 15 years ago

do you still have this tank? or any of the fish havent seen many vids lately on fish lol sorry for the over post i like your vids alot.

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

Sand took a few hours. When I put in the sand, I turned off all filters/air pumps so they wouldn't be hurt by the sand in the water. Once the majority of the sand settled after a few hours(like 5 hours I gave it) then I turned back on the filters/pumps and the water was clear within another couple hours.

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

sure thing

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

180+ gallons

lilyaman213 - 15 years ago

what is this 200G fish tank?

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

up to 12 inches - disk size

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

ghost shrimp is their favorite, but they will also eat other things. Mine is picky and only eats live foods. Some will eat frozen foods.

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

yes for full grown it would be. I know this. For their size at time of this video, 40gal was fine.

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

for keeping clean sand a filter isn't the thing that helps(well of course the filter does.. but...)... An air pump in the tank is what helps. I don't think I have one in this video, but I do have one on this tank now. Most waste and stuff that gets stuck on the bottom of the tank is light(lighter than sand). An airpump in the tank(not a cheap one from wallmart but like a 300GPH to 400GPH pump) will cause enough water flow to keep any waste off the ground and caught by the filter fast.

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

Where I purchased he was $60

SilentPrayingmanTis - 15 years ago

I was told buy the person who worked at the pet store that they are pronounced "biker" like a guy riding a motoercycle kind of biker. I always said bichir like i was french lol

Jason Dann - 15 years ago

how deep and how high is this tank?

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

you don't 'clean' sand like you do gravel. It stays pretty clean as long as you have a power head in the aquarium so any debris gets pushed up into the water and then the filter. As for cleaning it for use in a new/fresh aquarium... Sand isn't that expensive, if I make a new aquarium, I would buy new sand.

lawrence nguyen - 15 years ago

thank ya to bad no shop sells them around here i hope yours grow nice and big when i get older ill probly have more birchirs >.> and the only one i can find in my town is senegals they are pretty plain.

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

$39.99 where I got.

lawrence nguyen - 15 years ago

how much are ornate birchirs?

evilways66613 - 15 years ago

nice tank.

Earthling1984 - 15 years ago

Local pet shop here in Illinois.

noah pointer - 15 years ago

where did you get the ray i want one

speedybrook - 15 years ago

I Would Like To Set Up My Tank Like Yours (the sand part) how would i start too... ie: were would i get the sand (for a good deal) and how would i clean it? thank You Very Much... Everything Looks Really Good

ThowHilton - 15 years ago

your bichirs ever bite each other?

Earthling1984 - 16 years ago

This is a 40gallon. The setup of it has changed if you watch my other vids you will see I added on 2 connected tanks. a 20gallon and a 10 gallon. A 40gallon is NOT large enough for an adult stingray. When he gets older/larger I will either get him a new tank (the stingray) or trade him in for another 'teacup' sized one.

Earthling1984 - 16 years ago

actually in this vid that is krill. I often use frozen cocktail shrimp also for feeding my fish. But yea. This wasn't a "feeding" video. I just put a little krill in there then decided to make the vid after. I don't like making vids(unless feeding vids) with bloodworms or blackworms as they get all over the water after the are thrown in until all eaten. I didn't want that, and didn't even think to throw it in for this vid as it isn't a 'feeding' video.

Earthling1984 - 16 years ago

I meant stingray :) The eels are in the other tank ;)

Earthling1984 - 16 years ago

I know what my fish need for food. I put in the shrimp for the eel and bichirs shown in the video. I feed blackworms, bloodworms, and many other types of frozen foods. All my animals are 'spoiled' :)

Earthling1984 - 16 years ago

I don't really like backgrounds for the reason that my magnetic algae cleaner would get stuck on and rip off the background. Having a plain white wall behind the tank I like. Personal preference I guess... A background wouldn't help the fish in any way.

Earthling1984 - 16 years ago

he is not going to die due to being alone. I agree most fish like to be in groups of their own kind, however, it will not kill them if they aren't. Discus do need very good water quality, as does the stingray.

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