i need help with my fish selection for my 55 gallon predator tank

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taylor the beast

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Can I put a Senegal Bichir or any other small types of Bichir in my 200 litre with my
Angle fish
Yellow spiny eel/ zig zag eel
Blue snakehead/ dwarf rainbow snakehead
my temperature is set at 25
I have a external 300 litre filter
a bubble machine( forget the name of it hahah)
and a wave machine for a 300 litre saltwater tank
it has been set up for about 2 years now.
And is there any catfish which would go with that set up if it works, and if it doesn't can you suggest another fish to replace it. I was also thinking about getting a rocket gar ..would that also work?..and again if not can you suggest another fish. I know that's a lot to ask but I want a good predator tank set up.
In about 2 years im going to get a 300 gallon tank which I will have silver arrowanas and Oscars in it, so if any of the fish above get to big by then then I will move them in there :) thanks in advance please help I have had many sleepless nights thinking about this.
 
a senegal is going to outgrow the spiny eel and if the mood strikes him right he may eat him. A snakehead I have zero knowledge on, can't own them here. angels would be fine with a senegal.
 
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rocket gars would be fine in there as well. as for catfish you are somewhat limited, but I'd go with a synodontis eupterus, featherfin cat. They rarely exceed 8" in aquariums and mine as of now hasn't bothered or bullied anyone in his tank, and hes in a 150 with 5 polys, bush fish and loaches.
 
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rocket gars would be fine in there as well. as for catfish you are somewhat limited, but I'd go with a synodontis eupterus, featherfin cat. They rarely exceed 8" in aquariums and mine as of now hasn't bothered or bullied anyone in his tank, and hes in a 150 with 5 polys, bush fish and loaches.
so I could add a featherfin catfish to my 55 gal? and thanks again?
 
as far as I know yes angels and a senegal would be fine. and again i say yes a featherfin would be good in a 55, they are by no means a massive catfish. Someone may disagree with me but I'd have no issues putting mine in a 55.
 
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the first 3 I would say yes, the snakehead I dont know, I don't know their aggression levels, their size, etc.
 
I wouldn't recommend angels with birchirs due to the Angels picking on the birchir when the want to get up off the bottom and swim or perch.

I think the combo of feather fin, angel, and dwarf snake head would work.
 
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