Lungfish with Peacock bass

[Shishir Shetye]

Hello..

I have nearly 24" west african lungfish (alone) in 5ft X 4ft X 3 ft, with water level height is 2 ft.

Shall I put a small 3 inch peacock bass and a pair of clown knife fish ?

Tank is attached with 2 big canister filters.

Thanks in advance

 

[Rocksor]

Let's pretend the goldfish is your peacock bass

 

[joel]

Your playing with fire if you that. I had my lungfish with others for awhile and 1 day I found a whole lot of destruction in my tank. I wouldn’t recommend putting anything you care about with it.

 

[Samaka]

Why don't try adding some livebearers first and go from there based on what results you get overtime, at least they'll replenish themselves. Or you can add some fast swimming top layer fish like tetras. Be sure to add plants and rocks to give the fish places to hide. It would also help fish survival if you had an even larger tank. But regardless, you might very well see them disappearing over time. Also, anything larger with a WAL, won't survive, I don't think.

 

[Shishir Shetye]

Your playing with fire if you that. I had my lungfish with others for awhile and 1 day I found a whole lot of destruction in my tank. I wouldn’t recommend putting anything you care about with it.

Thank you..

Lungfish was Sharing his tank with king Kong red parrot.. few days ago he passed out. Parrot fish was big and fatty ... lungfish never troubled him.

That's why I was thinking to add some new fish which can get along as company to him.

Thanks for advice

 

[Shishir Shetye]

Why don't try adding some livebearers first and go from there based on what results you get overtime, at least they'll replenish themselves. Or you can add some fast swimming top layer fish like tetras. Be sure to add plants and rocks to give the fish places to hide. It would also help fish survival if you had an even larger tank. But regardless, you might very well see them disappearing over time. Also, anything larger with a WAL, won't survive, I don't think.

Ok.. Will try.

I had added some guppies.. but get troubled due to flow of outlet of 2 canisters.

 

[TheLastKon]

Wal are horrible with tankmates. I had a 2 footer and it slowly killed off everything no matter how small it was. I started off with around 100 guppies and 10 small silver dollars and it just slowly disappeared. My one footer is just the same. They don’t kill them instantly...they wait until the fish makes a mistake and gets too close. Might take days...months...years...but it will happen in my experience. Try a marbled lungfish. They never touched any of my fish big or small.

 

[Shishir Shetye]

Hello..

Friend of my close friend is giving away his 15 inch west african lungfish for adoption.

Can I keep it with my 24 inch wal ?

Starting with partitions and then after few months with no portion in same tank ?

 

[Rocksor]

Hello..

Friend of my close friend is giving away his 15 inch west african lungfish for adoption.

Can I keep it with my 24 inch wal ?

Starting with partitions and then after few months with no portion in same tank ?

The only chance for it to work is if they are the opposite sex and then they decide to become a bonded pair. Otherwise, one will die.