i agree with madding. i had a chinese algae eater in with a senegal bichir and for the longest time it wasnt a problem until that "one day". spots where the slime coat was missing started appearing on the sene. and thats when i separated them. ive heard of certain combinations of sucker fish and bichirs living in harmony and thought i was one of those cases. dont have any experience with plecos and bichirs, though i personally wouldnt risk it.
Gar and Bichir and plecos
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In case everyone is wondering i got rid of my common pleco and added an ornate bichir. lol. Im going to chance the bristles because they are smaller than mu bichirs and i feel like the bichir could beat up the bristles if they wanted to.
Everything I have read says to avoid the plecos.......I did start out with one but he had an accident playing in the filter of my tank and he died. I have found that a lot of internet information steers people the wrong way and had missinformation when I started my tank, but supposedly plecos can be harmful to bichirs......
If I was a pleco I'd probably do the same thing... I would imagine bichirs are like tasty delicious slime-coat seasoned fish sausages that move slowly.
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