How do you care for your rope fish?

[Younglin]

They should be alone. They aren't the smartest fish and it takes them awhile to find their food. Other fish will eat all the food and the ropefish can starve.

 

[JamesF]

I've always kept mine in community setups.
Avoid small tetras, or anything really aggressive. Feeding is easy as they readily crawl into your hand to take food.
Personally I like them with other African fish. Ornate ctenopoma, african knife, senegal bichir, syno cats, african butterfly, buffalohead cichlid and the like.