delhezi with congo tera??

[piranhas2]

Hello everyone I have an aquarium 121 x 41 x 55 cm and I want to put in 2 very small Polypterus delhezi with 10 tera Congo and 5 Leopard Bushfish we can harmoniously coexist or be fed ; tnx a lot

 

[tlindsey]

As long as the Congo tetra are not to small to fit in the Delhezi's mouth, I would say you should be fine. You may want to reduce the number of bush fish though.

 

[kno4te]

Should be able to get away with like Tlindsey said. Just make sure there's decor/plants to keep pre-occupied and not too small. Even the bush fish will eat a small Congo tetra so be careful.

 

[piranhas2]

Thank you, the second composition is 5 bush fish and 2 parahana obsura what your opinion on this?

 

[kno4te]

As in the parachanna obscura? If so there will likely be no fish left. Not a good mix. Species only kind of fish. Also if like other sub tropical snakeheads then won't mix well with tropical fish.

 

[Firewitch]

I had young senegalus together with fully grown congo tetra. The first months it worked well, everyone was fine. But when one of the female senegalus reached a size about 15cm I missed two tetras in two weeks. It took three weeks 'till i saw one tetra with a negative of the senegalus´ muzzle in it´s caudal fin. After that the tetras leaved the tank - they were too expensive to be eaten...

When I take a look at my biggest del - at the moment she´s about 23 cm - I wouldn´t mate them with congo tetras. Maybe it will work when they're small - but mine grew very fast...

 

[MrBlueDream]

I have 12 inch del with 3 congo tetras, the 2 female congo are about an inch, yet have been untouched in the last 3 months since I got the congos.

I think as long as there's easy food (sinking shrimp pellets), they're likely to fatten up on the pellets instead.