Tankmates for a bichir

by **ian06** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:45 pm

I know these are predatory fish so choosing tankmates for them is a bit tricky. What species do you think would be okay with them?

Also are there any plants that wouldn't be okay with them? I know they wouldn't eat plants, but being bottom dwellers would they potentially damage plants or dig them up etc?

Probably a senegal bichir is what I'm planning on, by the way. Just in case this alters certain recommendations.

by **friend_of_fish** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 4:41 am

What size would the tank be?

Ropefish would work. I think leopard ctenopoma and knifefish would be okay too.

I'd suggest bala sharks, but they need such massive tanks.

by **tetrafan** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 9:05 am

I'm not sure what plants might be too delicate, but bear in mind if you have a planted tank that bichirs aren't fond of bright lights (which are necessary for growing plants of course) so it'll need a dark place it can hide while the lights are on. A cave or something like that.

Tankmates for a bichir

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