Just saw this thread. As much as bichirs aren't my cup of tea either (they're the too-hot cup of tea that burnt my mouth, lol), I just couldn't help but say that those are some lovely pictus catfish (which, funny enough, are a very big part of the reason I do not like bichirs).
Bichirs / polypterus at Fish Story
- Thread starter thebiggerthebetter
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Why? Our pictus have lived with the two smaller bichirs just fine for the past year or three.
Some (such as yoursef) have had success with that pairing, but I would not want to trust any bichir, even if I liked them, around pictus catfish after hearing of Gourami Swami mention they had a 20 cm bichir attempt to eat a 13-15 cm pictus and both parties dying. Such a low size ratio.
