African leaf fish

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Jack Dempsey
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Jul 30, 2009
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Hi everyone. I have a 75gal with an oscar in it, but Ive become bored of my oscar and I haven't really become attached.

Today I was at my lfs and I saw a nice looking fish called a leaf fish. I did some research online, and im pretty sure its an african leaf fish. I want to sell my oscar and put in the leaf fish with other small fish (would fish as small as cory cats get along fine with it?). What should I know about it before I buy it?
 
I don't know if a cory could fit in its mouth, but ill test it with some softer fish of the same size then
 
If it can fit a cory in its mouth, there is also the chance of it getting stuck there and killing the leaf as well. Leaf fish are more of a species tank fish
 
It depends. I doubt a leaf fish can eat an adult cory, especially large ones like Bronze Cories. Nevertheless, they still have huge mouths, and should be kept with docile tankmates and plenty of vegetation.
 
I have a leaf fish with a senegal bichir and a african brown knife. The leaf chases the brown knife lol. It's small right now.
 
So I guess smaller fish wont work. What would good tank mates be then?
 
Now that ive seen pictures, Im pretty sure the fish im looking at is actually a Leopard Bushfish.
 
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