yes this is the thought that people have when putting bichirs with african cichlids some are what they would normally in counter but africa is a very large continent and has MANY lakes and rivers so theres plenty of cichlids that a bichir would not in counter some african cichlids are fine with bichirs others will nip at them others will harrash them till the point of deathdavo;1965171; said:Bichirs are from Africa, African cichlids, I can see the link *rolls eyes*. If it's just fins, it shouldn't matter, get some pics up!