Hey guys,
This is my first adventure into the world of MFK!
Have been in and out of the hobby for the better part of two decades.
I just picked up two Senegal bichirs about 5" each. In the process of getting their 75 gallon but in the meantime I have them in my 55 gallon community tank with fancy tail guppies, multiple kinds of platies, redeye tetras, American flag fish, and more.
I put them in there for for the time being to help with crowd control as I am overrun with live bears in the tank.
My Bichirs are actually the ones getting picked on! The red eye tetras & platies are having standoffs with the Bichir and them nipping at them to chase them away. EVEN THE SMALL FRY ARE DOING THIS!
There have not been many posts on here or around the internet in the past few years about the Bichir. Have they been captive-bred for so many years now they lost thir predatory instinct?
They are much happier eating the pellet food and earthworms I give them.
Thoughts?
This is my first adventure into the world of MFK!
Have been in and out of the hobby for the better part of two decades.
I just picked up two Senegal bichirs about 5" each. In the process of getting their 75 gallon but in the meantime I have them in my 55 gallon community tank with fancy tail guppies, multiple kinds of platies, redeye tetras, American flag fish, and more.
I put them in there for for the time being to help with crowd control as I am overrun with live bears in the tank.
My Bichirs are actually the ones getting picked on! The red eye tetras & platies are having standoffs with the Bichir and them nipping at them to chase them away. EVEN THE SMALL FRY ARE DOING THIS!
There have not been many posts on here or around the internet in the past few years about the Bichir. Have they been captive-bred for so many years now they lost thir predatory instinct?
They are much happier eating the pellet food and earthworms I give them.
Thoughts?