Mixing species

[hoosier]

Anyone know if senegals and delhezis can be mixed with ornates?

 

[estuary]

can when there are same size
full grown ornate could eat a full grown seg. up to th individual if it does or not

 

[Kohaku]

Mixing bichirs of the same size range is not a problem.

I had mixed a large lap with small senegal and in the end, the senegal becomes food for the lap.

 

[reptileguy2727]

I have a delhezi, ornate, and albino senegal in my 150, all are 5-6".

 

[Druu]

From what I've seen in other people's collections, varied species of a similar size will fare well if you feed enough. A large size disparity may lead to predation though.

 

[jconley]

I have 17" ornates in the same tank as 6" albino sens and others. No problems.

 

[killerfish]

sure as long as nobody can eat each other then sure theres people here with allmost all the species in the same tank

 

[Cohazard]

I have a 5-6" sen with a few 10-12" lower jaws and he gets along okay. Couldn't find big sens in my area.

I feed a lot though to ensure that stability.

 

[jconley]

Yeah, keepeing up on the feedings is key.

 

[cenecker]

Mixing bichirs of the same size range is not a problem.

I had mixed a large lap with small senegal and in the end, the senegal becomes food for the lap.

OH yeah...been there