Lungfish with tankmates?

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well, i always wanted one of these badboys and my lfs has a nice size one thats like 3" around and over 14", i never got it because i didnt have anywhere to house it and didnt wanna stuff it in my 150. but now that i got a bigger tank im wondering if its compatable with my current mates: silver aros, spotted gars, shortnose gar, rtgg. will they get along? wil they end up killing off the Lung fish? will the lungfish attack my aros n what not? i know there slow moving fish which is why i dont want it getting picked on. but the tank is big enough for fish to not have to bump into eachother anymore so i figure they'll act differently then being cramped. less agressive since theres more space? or will hunger lead them to wanting to kill it? thanks guys
 
I kept a 3' SAL with a 2' black aro and the arowana actually like the SAL. So silvers are fine too.
 
okay so there okay with silvers, what about gars and the rtgg? i dont wanna just give it a try. is there anything i can do to make it feel more comfortable and less apealing like a snack? i mean its not super small so i doubt it'll just get attacked. any other help plzzzzzz
 
what species of lungfish is it? SAL probably ok....african....ermm probably will have a problem eventually. I've heard of them being kept with other fish but i'll freeze in hell before i put mine with something i like. They are too unpredictable and too capable of doing harm in a hurry.

if you could get an ID or a pic it'd be helpful. Best of luck :)
 
I once had a 3 foot anectens..he was mean..I would not put it with my Aros, Ethnics..
 
yah, i decided to not go with the lung, the one locally was a huge african marbled lungfish that i wasn't happy to hear was very agressive. they tried to house it with a silver aro in there show tank and it went bazeerk. attacked the hell out of the silver ripping off over 20 scales.
 
Where was this lung? Size? Price?
 
it was well over 2ft atleast, and over 3-4" around. very very nice speciman, still has all lil legs. n they want either 60 or 80 bux. i can't remember.
 
Is it the one on MFK 's buy/sell, or local? If I went with this guy, are you willing to help me get it to DC?
 
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