I have a smallish Senegal at the moment (about 4.5 inches) and I'm considering adding a BGK to the tank. I understand they're usually compatible tankmates, but I'm wondering about the kind of size I should be looking for in the BGK. I can buy them in the fish stores near me but they are quite small - what is the minimum size you would consider reasonable here before I'm asking for trouble?
Senegal bichir and black ghost knife fish?
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Thanks
I've read about a million threads on here since getting into the hobby, figured it was time for an account.Who told you that the lfs.
The BGK will outgrow a captive bred Senegal.
I personally tried a BGK with smaller bichir and they attacked the BGK tail .
Had to get the BGK out into a aquarium to itself.
I’d get a bgk about 2 times the size of the Senegalus. Big enough not to get swallowed or tail to get bit on. Had a large one with my Senegalus and were ok. Take into consideration what tlindsey has mentioned. Some bichirs just can’t say no to that tail, lol. Just IMO.
Yeah okay - don't love to hear that. Not the local fish store though, there are a lot of previous threads on here about the pairing.
I'll see what I can find
my bichir has never shown any aggression to any other tankmates, so I'm hopeful it will be okay.It may be the BGK becoming aggressive.
The Brown African knife may work. If you do decide to add a BGK keep us updated.
Very important make sure fish is large enough not to be swallowed by the bichir.
