odd ball predators for a 75g bichir tank?

[Kelly_Aquatics]

Hello I am on the fence on whether or not to move my JD to my 125 tank with my oscars an give the 75 to my two delhezi bichirs if I did this what are some cool centerpiece fish? I love the look of dats but silver need brackish maybe some sort of false gar? let me know what you would do

 

[tlindsey]

Hello I am on the fence on whether or not to move my JD to my 125 tank with my oscars an give the 75 to my two delhezi bichirs if I did this what are some cool centerpiece fish? I love the look of dats but silver need brackish maybe some sort of false gar? let me know what you would do

My Delhezi, Endlicheri, and Lapradei cohab with a Datnoid. They are in a 180 gallon. Ctenopoma are pretty cool and don't get large like most Datnoid.

 

[kno4te]

Hello I am on the fence on whether or not to move my JD to my 125 tank with my oscars an give the 75 to my two delhezi bichirs if I did this what are some cool centerpiece fish? I love the look of dats but silver need brackish maybe some sort of false gar? let me know what you would do

Agree with Tom. Maybe some ctenopoma will work. Rocket gars can work as well.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

could ctenopoma and rocket gars co exists? also rocket gar is also known as a hujeta gar right or is this a different species?

 

[tlindsey]

could ctenopoma and rocket gars co exists? also rocket gar is also known as a hujeta gar right or is this a different species?

They should be fine and yes also known as the Hujeta Gar. Ctenopoma are quick to food lol just wanted to put that out there.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

could a Xenomystus nigri african knife work? they only stay around 12 inchs but I have heard they are fragile

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

and good to know I have been wanting to maybe keep false gars

 

[tlindsey]

could a Xenomystus nigri african knife work? they only stay around 12 inchs but I have heard they are fragile

The African Knife could work but personally wouldn't combine them with the Ctenopoma. The knives maybe out competed for food. I think Hendre had African Brown Knives with Senegal but not sure.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

tlindsey Would they fight or is lack of food the only issue if so I could just target feed the knife fish with a pvc pipe

 

[tlindsey]

tlindsey Would they fight or is lack of food the only issue if so I could just target feed the knife fish with a pvc pipe

lol that won't work the Ctenopoma would suck up the food with a blink of a eye.