Polypterus delhezi — some questions

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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?
 
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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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?
 
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)
 
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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