Do any of you know anything about this possible bichir tankmate

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Ok so I was on wetspot looking at what they had and they had a fish I had never heard of so I tried to google it and couldn't find much info so I figured I'd ask you guys and see if it would make a good tankmate for my albino sengalus bichir. It's scientific name is Isichthys henryi and it's common name is Henery's Eel Mormyrid there is a very short thread on predatoryfishkeepers but that's about it here is some pics taken from that post

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It looks interesting for sure, definitely wild caught and will probably only take live and maybe frozen if you are lucky. I wouldn't recommend it with larger bichirs since it could potentially be a meal. Good luck with it
 
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Interesting! It's an elephant fish relative. There seems to be very little about them online. I wonder how big they get?

I'd also be concerned about feeding them. You might call Wet Spot and ask about them - how big they get, and what they are feeding them in the store. They often transition their WC fish over to prepared foods. At least frozen...
 
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