rough night for senegalus, advice needed!

[angryinsect]

so i moved my 7-8'' senegal from my 55gal growout to the 120gal with the rest of the bichirs. i did a water change and lowered temps a bit prior to minimize aggression and activity in the tank. first introductions went well and i kept an eye on the tank for a few hours before i went to bed and saw no signs of aggression. i woke up this morn to find the little sen lookin a bit beat up. tankmates are as follows; 8-9'' sen, 2x 14'' ornates, 11-12'' palmas polli, 14'' lap, 16-17'' endli congicus, 5-6'' synodontis, and a 7'' tilapia buttikoferi. do you guys think he will be ok or should i remove him. i really don't want to put him back in the 55 as i have 2 albino sens 2.5-3'' and 18 2'' ctenopoma arriving on tues and don't want them to become snacks for the 8'' sen. any advice would be appreciated.
cheers
Jordan

 

[Cohazard]

Sounds like the established polys showed him that they are boss and it should settle down from there.

Could also be the tilapia though, those suckers are mean and I bet they'd be tempted to attack a smaller bichir surfacing to breathe.

 

[angryinsect]

Sounds like the established polys showed him that they are boss and it should settle down from there.

Could also be the tilapia though, those suckers are mean and I bet they'd be tempted to attack a smaller bichir surfacing to breathe.

it was neither, it was the little syno. its funny he's never bothered the bichirs before i added the small sen, then this afternoon i saw him picking at the the 2 ornates. needless to say he has been removed.