Dinosaur Bichir companions

[NthPvttucker]

i just bought a dinosaur bichir from a store here where it looked like it was being mistreated, the water was a brownish color and there was hardly any air in the aquarium ect, so i felt sorry for it and brought it home, he is now in my 55 gallon aquarium, currently in here i have

2 Electric Blue JD's (1 1/2 inches)
2 Chinese algae eaters ( 1 1/2 inches)
2 Black Kuhli Loaches (1 inch and 1 1/2 inches)
1 Pangsius Catfish ( 2 inches )
1 firemouth (1 1/2 inches)

and now the Dinosaur Bichir which is about 2 to 2 1/2 inches long. there are plenty of hiding places, he ate alot of mysis shrimp when i fed the others so i assume he was hungry, would he be ok with the others? they arent messing with him but im more nervous about him eating them, would he do that to the other cichlids? or would he be more passive?​

 

[cullens089]

the loaches might be in trouble but you never know

 

[NthPvttucker]

yeah the loaches im not as scared about as the other cichlids, the loaches hide under the coral decorations all day you cant find them, but as for the others, i hear they wont attack unless they think it will fit in their mouth, in that case he might be able to bite the fish (his mouth is maybe 1 cm wide) but i doubt he will kill or eat them at his size

 

[NthPvttucker]

kind of a funny coincidence that im asking about my dinosaur bichir and my "rank" is the same thing haha

 

[JamesF]

They use their nose to hunt, so they'll eventually weed out the loaches. Especially at night time.
The main concern I see for that tank is the Pangasius. You'll need a tank WAY larger than a 55 gallon for it in a few months.

 

[ilovecacichlids]

you are keeping all those fish in a 55 gallon?

 

[tokyogasmask]

Yes waaay too small tank for your stocking.
The Senegal is the least of your problems.

BTW, whats with the Nazi storm trooper in yr avatar?

 

[devildogfish]

I actually just got a dinasaur bichir on thursday and once it finally made its way into my tank my jeweled cichlid went after it. I almost reached in the tank to get it out when my bichir turned around and went after the cichlid sense my cichlid realised my bichir isnt a punk they have left each other alone. other then that i got a BGK, a striped peacock eel, silver tip shark, and a red tail shark. and so far everything is smooth sailing in the tank.

 

[lix.ma14]

Yes waaay too small tank for your stocking.
The Senegal is the least of your problems.

BTW, whats with the Nazi storm trooper in yr avatar?

LOL

 

[crisper]

How big is the bichir? I would get rid of that catfish soon or he will eat everything in your tank.