List of Bichirs?

[chachaman50]

Can someone get me a list of Bichirs that can be in a 55 for life?

I've heard so many different things like Delhezi, Palmas Polli, Mokelembembe..

help please!

 

[lix.ma14]

all lower jaws except for teulgelsi, ornate and weeksi.

You can put 4 upper jaw species of:

albino (senegals)
senegals
palmas palmas
palmas polli
palmas golddust
mokebelembe
retropinnis
delhezi


thats it. they all grow to around 14 inches (if good genes) and under.

 

[chachaman50]

what if there was a jack dempsey in the tank

 

[lix.ma14]

what if there was a jack dempsey in the tank

I highly recommend NOT to put large species of cichlids with bichirs. The JD will harass or kill the bichirs.

 

[chachaman50]

what about severums

 

[chachaman50]

two severums and 3 bichirs? is it possible to have more bichirs

 

[chachaman50]

or what other mid column fish could i put instead of severums?

 

[Dr.B]

I like parrot cichlids mine do perfect together. When my polys come into their space my parrot cichlids gently nudges them out of their little hole and sometimes they just let them sit their together.

 

[chachaman50]

nahhh i don't like parrot cichlids

 

[M4ttSyke]

I highly recommend NOT to put large species of cichlids with bichirs. The JD will harass or kill the bichirs.

SUCH A LIE. LOL i have a 5 inch+ fat jack dempsey with all of my bichirs and he leaves them all alone. he doesnt even touch my 4 inch Short Body Albino Senegal hahahah i even had a 6 inch Flowerhorn too and they left my bichirs alone.

to the OG poster - not all large species of cichlids will harass bichirs. even oscars wont attack bichirs unless if the size difference between the two is too great. but just saying, DONT add a dovii or Umbee haha