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smantzer Big Fish Posts: 378 Kudos: 347 Votes: 10 Registered: 02-Nov-2004   | I have a senegal bichir. I've had him(her?) for close to a year now, and s/he's around 7 1/2 - 8 inches long. How fast will s/he grow? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18 |      |
Toirtis  Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003   | Usually P. senegalus will hit 8"-10" in about 10 months, so yours is likely nearly as big as it will ever get....but with frequent, large water changes and lots of high-quality foods, you could see another inch or so out of him/her over the next 12-18 months. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18 |   |
| smantzer Big Fish Posts: 378 Kudos: 347 Votes: 10 Registered: 02-Nov-2004 | Aww, so I have a short bichir? Hehe. I do do all of the above, he's my favorite fish so I try to take very good care of him. If he's small, does that make him a her?  |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18 | |
| Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003 | No...a small anal fin makes him a her. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18 | |
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