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johnnylaw1984 Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	hello, i currently have a 29 gallon tank with two dinosaur eels, a glass knifefish, a cory and 3 dainos (cory and dainos were used to speed up the cycling of the tank). my question is, im going to add one more knifefish but i was wondering if a butterfly fish would be compatable with my fish? And i do know that these fish are going to get bigger then the aquariums capacity, i am planning on getting a much larger tank in the near future. thank you johnny
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	What species of bichir do you have? Your knife and smaller fish are potential meals for the bichirs once they mature, you realise.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
johnnylaw1984 Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	im not sure of the species, i think it is senegal bicher, but am not 100% sure, i recently purchased it from petsmart
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
mccabe23 Hobbyist Posts: 55 Kudos: 55 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jul-2004	Your bichirs are predators and will eventually eat your cory and danios. I can pretty much guarantee it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
johnnylaw1984 Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	will the bichers eat a butterfly fish or 2?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
resle Enthusiast Posts: 273 Kudos: 112 Votes: 14 Registered: 09-Oct-2004	i had a butterfly fish it was a parent of about 6 babies at petsmart i couldnt belive petsmart actually bred them! i bought one but i probably should have bought the pair to breed in make money any way he was great he lots of personality and recocnized me i used to feed him bugs i found out side but later he jumped out and dried up because i had turn the light on in my room to go t the bathroom and didny notice until the morning that hed jumped out i recomend them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
mccabe23 Hobbyist Posts: 55 Kudos: 55 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jul-2004	I think butterfly fish are too big to fit in a bichirs mouth. However, I have never seen a full size Bichir. My two are about 6-7". I also find Bichirs have a heck of a time eating things that are on the surface. Whenever I throw crickets in the tank for other fish, the bichirs try to go up and snag one but miss the cricket by an inch or so. It's kinda funny actually. They get so upset but won't quit trying! But when I put a goldfish or earthworm in the tank, the bichirs will hunt it down and catch it in seconds.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	you cant add another knifefish, your tank is too small
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I think butterfly fish are too big to fit in a bichirs mouth. A full-grown one would be too large for an adult Senegal bichir, but I would not put money on a 2"-3" specimen not ending up eaten or gnawed on.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
resle Enthusiast Posts: 273 Kudos: 112 Votes: 14 Registered: 09-Oct-2004	you cant add another knifefish, your tank is too small he said in his first post he was going to move them to a bigger tank
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	if u get another glassknife fish u need a masive tank they dont do well in pairs for some reason but 4-7 of them they r fine jsut thought id let u no but as for other knife fish itd b trial n error
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52


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