Synodontis with bichirs

[Joshuakahan]

Has anyone ever kept these together? I have a Synodontis ocellifer and a decorus in my rift tank and am thinking about moving one of them to the tank with the bichirs.

 

[TwoHedWlf]

Has anyone ever kept these together? I have a Synodontis ocellifer and a decorus in my rift tank and am thinking about moving one of them to the tank with the bichirs.

I have two featherfin synos and an ornate bichir I've had them together for a decade or so. They basically ignore each other other than the bichir occasionally biting the syno's fins.

 

[Joshuakahan]

I have two featherfin synos and an ornate bichir I've had them together for a decade or so. They basically ignore each other other than the bichir occasionally biting the syno's fins.

Thanks, I think I’ll go for it

 

[Krismo962]

I have two featherfin synos and an ornate bichir I've had them together for a decade or so. They basically ignore each other other than the bichir occasionally biting the syno's fins.

A decade old ornate? How big is it now?

 

[Joshuakahan]

A decade old ornate? How big is it now?

+1
I’d like to see a pic or vid

 

[litigator666]

have kept synodontis ornatippinis, angelicus and decorus with my bichirs. currently have the angelicus group with them with no issue. bichirs are ornates and endli about 18-24 inches and synos about 6-8inches. i have a lot of driftwood for them to hide.

 

[twentyleagues]

I have a handful of synos with my polys. No real issues a squabble now and then, the synos are pushy.

 

[Hendre]

Just an FYI, some synos (eupterus or featherfin in this case) will eat off slime coats. This one did it with all 3 of my sens that I have kept and killed a young Delhezi. Not sure if other species would do the same.

 

[Krismo962]

Just an FYI, some synos (eupterus or featherfin in this case) will eat off slime coats. This one did it with all 3 of my sens that I have kept and killed a young Delhezi. Not sure if other species would do the same.
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Is that 'Nibblet'?

 

[Hendre]

Nibblet and Toothless died towards the end of 2019 unfortunately, found a weird way to get out. This is Muppet, a fish I rehomed from someone last year