What kind of Bichir for my tank

[Bret11]

I want to add a bichir to my 125 gallon tank but im not sure what kind. I currently have:
-12 inch fire eel
-8 1/2 inch shovelnose cat
-13 inch gar
-7 inch severum

I was thinking maybe a senegal or delhezi

 

[kno4te]

Large delhezi, ornate or lapradei.

 

[Bret11]

Large delhezi, ornate or lapradei.

How big will those species get?

 

[Bret11]

Large delhezi, ornate or lapradei.

Will a 5 inch one be big enough or a is an 8 inch better?

 

[tlindsey]

How big will those species get?

Scroll down to the charthttps://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/bichirs-wanted.664790/

 

[magpie]

What's your upgrade timeline?

One of the stickies at the top has info on species, how big they generally get etc. There can be differences for CB and WC.

All Bichir (Polypterus) Species - Updated

In 2010 there were some changes to Bichir literature not many people have been aware of. The following are described species only. The giant variant of P. senegalus has now been described as a new species, a subspecies to P. senegalus, forming the Senegalus complex. Both are now: Polypterus...

www.monsterfishkeepers.com

There's also another chart somewhere... I'll try to find it. ETA - same thread as linked above, on page 4 the way my posts show right now. Big white chart with various general sizes for CB, WC etc.

I think the Sen will stay too small for the other fish, which is why kno4te didn't recommend one.

 

[kno4te]

The other thing to figure out is if ur planning to upgrade ur tank. The fish in there will outgrow the 125g and a big tank long term.

 

[kno4te]

Like the others have mentioned. Want to go for the larger polys for tankmates. Keep in mind the other fish will outgrow the polys much quicker.