Bichirs with wolf fish?

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David1999

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Hey everyone, I currently have a 180gallon aquarium set up with 9 bichirs. Range from 7-15". 4 parrot blood red parrot fish range from 6-8" and one fire eel 12". I have a seperate 15 gallon tank set up currently holding a 5" (eyeballed) white tip wolf fish. I have to take down the 15g within the next few months. My question is, is it safe to put the white tip in with the bichirs without it getting eaten or injured? All fish in the 180g are eating tilapia fillet, smelt, and market shrimp. Wolf fish is on pellets, tilapia fillet, and guppy feeders. Thanks in advance for your help! :)


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No experience with wolf fish but i know bichirs will eat ANYTHING that fits in their mouths and moves.
 
With the sizes you mention and the wolf fish being 5" or so I would say try and avoid it if possibly. People have kept them together successfully (not sure if they've kept that exact species, but have heard of them being ok with red wolves), but usually around the same size. What species are the larger bichirs?
 
Dr.B said:
With the sizes you mention and the wolf fish being 5" or so I would say try and avoid it if possibly. People have kept them together successfully (not sure if they've kept that exact species, but have heard of them being ok with red wolves), but usually around the same size. What species are the larger bichirs?
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Largest bichir is a 15" congicus, and then 15" faranah lap, 14" ornate, 12" palmas palmas and the rest r below 10" endli, albino Senegal, Senegal, lap.


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yeah I would try my best to not put him in the tank with that stock. If you for some reason absolutely have to I would keep them well fed and give him tons of hiding places or even divide the tank and give him some room.
 
Dr.B said:
yeah I would try my best to not put him in the tank with that stock. If you for some reason absolutely have to I would keep them well fed and give him tons of hiding places or even divide the tank and give him some room.
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I don't think that would work. All his large poly's are LJ species and that congicus and faranah lap will easily look at the wolf as food if its only 5"


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Dr.B said:
yeah I would try my best to not put him in the tank with that stock. If you for some reason absolutely have to I would keep them well fed and give him tons of hiding places or even divide the tank and give him some room.
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The tank has no hiding places right now, just sand on the bottom. I will definitely add a bunch of driftwood and live plants.


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