Any African Fish Suggestions?

[jeffthefish]

My 100 gallon currently has 2 senegal bichirs, 1 ornate (I know, it will outgrow the tank), and 2 Leopard Ctenopoma. I'd like just one or two more interesting African fish that would get along with this group. Also, I don't want a fish that will eat my plants.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

I tried an African Butterfly, but his dangly fins were too great a temptation for the bichirs. I'm pretty much out of ideas.

Aren't there some glass cats from Africa? Does anyone know if the bichirs and ctenopoma would bother them?

Any other suggestions are, as always, greatly appreciated.

 

[milkman407]

African lungfish

 

[jeffthefish]

African lungfish

See, that was my original intention. I was only going to have one lungfish in the tank. But they get too big for a 100 gallon, and they eat everything.

 

[milkman407]

hmmm. atf or african arowana lmao.

 

[guppy]

Any bathybates

 

[jeffthefish]

Any bathybates

Never heard of those before. They look awesome! Like a bass and a mackerel mated!

 

[Jesse]

It sounds like you're going w/ a central/west African motif w/ the senegals and ctenopoma. Have you considered various mormyrid species, larger African tetras like Brycinus macrolepidotus, or African pike characin (Hepsetus odoe)?

 

[vanimate]

Any bathybates

Bathybates would be cool, if you can find them!

I like Jesse's suggestions, or maybe even a school of congo tetras.

 

[oriolesdt09]

ATF would be sweet

 

[Kenta]

I second the African pike and mormyrids