Are ropefish a bichir?

[mr fishy]

I saw a ropefish at my LFS and it looked like a bichir r they related?


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[Chub_by]

Yes, not the same genus but very closely related

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[mr fishy]

What would be good tank mates withthem


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[JamesF]

Anything non aggressive that is too large to eat. They're quite peaceful. They're also master escape artists.

 

[mr fishy]

So would a 6" bichir fit in a 12" ropefish mouth?


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[anarekist]

doubt any thing fits in a ropefish's mouth, it's the other way around

 

[mr fishy]

So anything that could fit it in it's mouth


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[Chub_by]

No, anything that can't eat the ropefish.

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[JamesF]

I put my three new bichirs at about 3" in with my 12" ropes. No issues at all. Ropes will eat anything small enough though, mostly tetra like fish.