My senegal was great fun. I'd love to have some more if I had a bigger tank. I like the oddballs myself. I had a peacock eel and weather loach as well. Those we're great fun. The peacock eel would eat out of my hand. Hmm, makes me want to start up an oddball tank again.
Senegal Bichir Tankmates
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A 3" BGK in with a 6" bichir is just asking to be eaten....even a 5"-6" one may have attempts made on him that would cause significant damage.Asura said:The ones at my LFS seems to be quite small around 3" long but they seem playful chasing each other around the driftwood
My biggest bichir's currently around 6"
Hopefully they won't end as expensive feeders or worst tail/fin nippers
That's why it's so important to look at the individual personality of your fish. If he seems aggressive, chances are he may do some damage to your BGK. I never had one get over 5", so I'm not quite sure how aggressive they get as they get older. All in all, I'd say it would be a risk, but then again, I had fish combinations that no site on the web would tell you would work, but they lived peacefully. I say give it a try. If you notice problems, just split them up.
It is a predator...not a matter of aggressivness at all....it is simply in the bichir's nature to attempt to eat fish smaller than itself.....and the bichir will reach 10"-12" long before the BGK hits 5".zmazza said:
The first problem he is likely to notice is a lack of BGK and a fat bichir....bit late to split them up at that point.
Ok here's the results, I put a pair of BKGs in the tank last night.
Observed that the BKGs like to 'bump' on the bichirs' fins/tails, not sure if they nipping when they 'bump'
My senegals don't seem to be bother with the BKGs but the ornate and dels seem to chase the BKGs whenever they get to close for comfort
Checked the comm this morning, everyone was still in there.
Didn't see any damage to the BKGs or the bichir faction
Edited: Will update if any 'accident' occurs
Observed that the BKGs like to 'bump' on the bichirs' fins/tails, not sure if they nipping when they 'bump'
My senegals don't seem to be bother with the BKGs but the ornate and dels seem to chase the BKGs whenever they get to close for comfort
Checked the comm this morning, everyone was still in there.
Didn't see any damage to the BKGs or the bichir faction
Edited: Will update if any 'accident' occurs
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You will be very fortunate if it does not...and the main suspect will be the ornate...of my 14 ornates, I would not trust a single one around a smaller fish....my 6 delhezi are not much better...the Senegals (all 11 of them) are a fair bit better, but will not overlook an easy meal.Asura said:
Back again, my pair of ghost fish still managed to survive in the comm
And I just acquired a long fin/sail fin albino senegal & a small black bichir which i'm unsure which species it belongs to.
The head resembles a senegal's but the body pattern looks much like an ornate's & the fins look greenish
And I just acquired a long fin/sail fin albino senegal & a small black bichir which i'm unsure which species it belongs to.
The head resembles a senegal's but the body pattern looks much like an ornate's & the fins look greenish
