Can I keep polypterus?

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Thatfishboy

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I have a 125 gallon tank. The smallest fish in the tank are 2" cories and 2.5" swordtails.
I want to get a Senegal bichir and two rope fish would they be okay if I got them small (4"). If not how long until they start eating the other fish? Any suggestions are welcome!


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Usually catfish type always has some sort of spike on either their gill or fins so there is change you will have 2 fish die at same time in this case the bichir trying to swallow catfish. Sword tail might be ok for awhile but cory is a bottom feeder fish and it will face the bichir all the time...Temptation is huge there :)
 
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Oxymus said:
Usually catfish type always has some sort of spike on either their gill or fins so there is change you will have 2 fish die at same time in this case the bichir trying to swallow catfish. Sword tail might be ok for awhile but cory is a bottom feeder fish and it will face the bichir all the time...Temptation is huge there :)
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+1 The polys will try to eat ur fish. Maybe u can get a divider for your tank. The cories and swordtails don't need that much space. Unless u got lots.


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At 4 inches they may not but at 6 inches they will try to eat the cories. I've had it happen to my own fish. It was a Cory and a pictus cat.


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