Polypterus delhezi — some questions

Gerrit0

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Ok so bushfish and Endlis is no perfect combo since i wont get adult bushfish here.
I think i‘ll stay with the Dels at first.
Is there any other Bichir i could keep together with Delhezi in my tank size?
 

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Mokelembembe looks very nice, but will not be easy to get.

Is it true that the Dels get the heaviest/widest among the upper jaws? (Except for P. ornatipinnis of course)
 
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Gerrit0

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Hello,

so my setup is fix now.
I‘ll get a 145gallon tank (200x60x45cm) in August. My plan is still to add a group of Delhezi first.
Could i add a group of Endlicheri later when the Dels grew a bit or is my tank to small for „the really big“ bichirs?
Ornate bichir are very beautiful too but i think maybe they are too aggressive.

And what about the Endlis „froggy“ head shapes? Are there any problems known?

Hope you can answer some of my questions thank you?
 

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Yes.
Maybe they die younger or something like this? I dont know…there are not many good infos about Bichirs in german language.
Nothing like that as far as i know,i've seen alot of very old captive bred endli with froggy headshape.You can find quite a few examples on this site alone(10 years old+ endlis with froggy heads)
 

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Sounds fine to me.
What do you think about the tank size? Is it ok for Endli or Ornate bichir for a lifetime? Which one should i prefer keeping together with a group of Delhezi?
 
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