Endli with rope fish?

[jdryden]

Would Ropefish be able to survive with endli's? I am contemplating getting a small endli to add in with my senegals, ornate, delhezi and ropes, but don't want to doom the fish to a short life.

 

[Cohazard]

I have a pair of ropes in with my endlis. Originally I had 3, but the larger endli killed one the first night, and realized they weren't good eating and has left the others alone.


Although it works, I would prefer to keep my ropes seperate from my polypterus, but I can't right now.

 

[jdryden]

Any particular reason you would want the ropes seperate? Are most bichirs too rough for them?

 

[estuary]

i have a rope in with laps no problems so far

 

[dbcb314]

personaly i would watch it with the bigger polys

ropes are THIN... they may be long but they are definitely eatable.

there was a thread on here of someones weeksi eating a ropefish...

 

[Cohazard]

Any particular reason you would want the ropes seperate? Are most bichirs too rough for them?

Mainly contrast in girth, but I also would prefer to keep them in a planted tank.

 

[killerfish]

i'd try a lap they don't get as big but its still pushing it it would work or it wouldn't

 

[ShadowBass]

Possibly but no guarantee. Large poly's might try to eat any fish that will fit in their mouth, so it may or may not work.

 

[B.K.]

different fish different temperament.

make sure ropes got plently of hidding spaces if u do want to mix