plec/bichir compatibility?

[Plec123]

ive been thinking about getting a sen, but ive got 3 plecs in the tank:
BN, whiptail, and clown.
theyre all very well fed, and they usually mind their own business, but the BN has his moments and doesnt like it when other fish come too close to him.
since theyre well fed, would i be able to get a sen?

 

[peewee]

i have a common pleco living with my bichirs, at times it really tends to suck on the bichirs body, but the bichirs just shakes the pleco off.

 

[IUPEric]

I had two sailfin plecos (6") with 2 ornates (9") and I could not get them to get along. The plecos really enjoyed sucking on the slimecoat of the ornates to the point of harming them. I seperated them and my ornate is now healing. This is not to say they cannot be housed together, only my experience.

Good Luck!

 

[Rockbass6]

If you have a big tank and you keep the plecos well fed I think you could get away with having the two together. It all depends though, I have had plecos suck on them and others that won't. Same species even in my experience.

 

[L021]

I'd only really worry about the clown, whiptails and BNs aren't known for slime-sucking.

 

[Plec123]

The clown only leaves his cave about once a month... And the plecs are all well fed.