Bichirs eat my stock?

[toehead11183]

I have a 280 (6'x3'x2't). Want to add some delhezi or senegals ( both around 8-10") but worried about them trying to eat my current stock of 2.5" clown and yoyo loaches, 10" fire eel. Also have some large doradids and blood parrots

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[FishNCash]

It should be ok if you get smaller bichirs. I have bichirs with 5+" loaches.


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[snowhnter]

I'd say you would be ok. I have sengal and delhezi, both about 10", in with a 8" zig zag, 2 1/2" hoplo and same size raphael and no problems.

 

[Chub_by]

Not sure about the yoyos..better seperate them, rest should be fine.

 

[Loves severums]

I have a 12" ropefish and a 6" polypterus retropinnis with 3 4" yo yo loaches...

 

[Chub_by]

I have a 12" ropefish and a 6" polypterus retropinnis with 3 4" yo yo loaches...

You can't compare a 6" inch retro, or any ropefish to a 8"+ del.!!

 

[Loves severums]

You can't compare a 6" inch retro, or any ropefish to a 8"+ del.!!

I had a 12" del with 3" loach and 12" fire eel and everyone got along...

 

[RedDwarf]

If you don't want anything happening to your loaches then I would remove them. Even with their sub ocular spine, they are a nice streamline tidbit for larger bichirs. I personally wouldn't risk it.

 

[pudgeking]

In my experience, it seems like most predatory fish are much less likely to view bottom dwellers like catfish and loaches as food, as opposed to mid-to-surface minnow/perciform fish. For instance, my 5 inch senegal began stalking down some 2.5 inch killifish immediately, while he showed zero interest in the bumblebee catfish or kuhli loaches which were also around 2.5 inches.

 

[mikehagan]

my ornate at my entire shoal of clown loaches that i though were big enough. Don't risk it lol.