Can Rays live with Bichirs?????

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Dutch Nut

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Hello Guys,
So I have a 230 gallon tank and i would love to put my bichirs in there with some rays but I'm not sure if this would work.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
 
Hopefully you have a big enough bichir! My opinion and I don't know cause I don't own a ray, is that if it hovers over your bichir and the ray feels its a worm, bye bye fishywishy!

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I have seen people who have mixed large bichirs with rays and had apparent success so I do not see a problem with it unless your bichir grabs the rays' disc, and sizes are similar? Although just because it can be done doesn't mean it should be done.
 
I have a large ornate in my big tank with 4 10"+ rays. In one of my growout tanks I have an albino senegal and a delhezi. They all get along very well and I have not run into any problems. However every fish has its own personality and temperament so there is always a chance it may not work out.
 
My bichirs are between 5-6 inches long now and I would definitely get the ray a little bigger than the bichir just to be safe.
I don't know how fast rays can grow.
Also how open does the bottom of the tank need to be? I'm planning on putting large plants in and drift wood.


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Definitely possible cause I'm running the same set up now.

I have 2 Motoros and 4 Bichirs as well as other fishes.

It's just a matter of matching their sizes.
 
My buddy had a retic for years with some Senegals. Came home one day to a ray with no eyes. The ray had to be put down.

I had a big Ornate in my pond with rays and it would latch on to disks at feeding time.

Yet no issues mixing Aimara or MBU with rays........

Every situation is different.
 
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