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Hey!
Just wanted to know if some of you keep this fish?
How big tank does it need and what fish would you have with an Polyptherus Senegalus?


Robby

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

oh, LOL for a minuite, when I saw the tittle, I thought your were talking about the parrot, senegals, LOL LOL, I was like OH OH OH! LOL

I have a 6 inch Senegal Bichir. It's such a cool fish. However, since it can grow to be a foot long, I would say a 55 gallon minimum. This fish does grow at a very slow rate though. As for tankmates, make sure that they are not too small for the Bichir to eat. I keep mine with a brown knifefish, Two catfish (Pictus and Synodontis), and a couple of South American Cichlids. They all get along great!

Iam talking about this guy offcourse


Robby

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

Senegal birchirs are wonderful fish, commonly available in the LFS both in normal forms and Albino. They can reach about 12 inches, but gorw a bit slowly, so it may take a few years to get quite that large. Their growth will really slow down once they reach 8-10 inches. They are canivorous predators, so deep bodied fish too large to be considered food make good tankmates. While predatory, they are not terribly aggressive, so don't keep them with aggressive fish like green terrors, red devils, and oscars are a toss-up depending on the temperment of the individual fishes. They may eat sinking pellet foods, but a supplement of fresh or frozen meaty food like shrimp, silversides, mussels, and such will make them very happy indeed. They are also very good escape artists, so a completely covered tank is a must. They will also do better in a shallower tank than a deep tank, as they do have a primitive lung and will gulp air regularly.

I recommend a tank with a large footprint, such as a 40 breeder, a 50, or a 75 gallon tank.

Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...

They may eat sinking pellet foods

That is what he is eating..look carefully on the picture and you will see that he has a wafer in his mouth.
Thanks for the answers
He is in a 75g for the moment..looking for a smaller tank like a 50-60g he can be in later.

Robby

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.