Bichir Food Maybe

[fishfishfish]

i am getting a 75 gallon in the summer and was wondering if a senegal bichir will eat Synodontis petricola?

(if so i will not get the bichir)

 

[Dwarfs]

ow big will the syno get? If it is a fairly thick fish getting over 5" it will probably be ok

 

[fishfishfish]

no they stay under 4 inches

 

[kubora666]

[depends what size bichir you are getting, small ones i have found get on with any fish if you keep them with them from a young age, your speaking to someone who has...

2x albino senegalus bichirs,
1x polypeterus delhezi ( armored bichir )
1x polypeterus endlicheri endlicheri

 

[Fruitbat]

In the wild, Synodontis cats are a normal part of a bichir's diet so, if the sizes are right, the bichir will dine.

That being said, I keep various species of Synodontis in most of my bichir tanks without incident, though I'm careful to tailor the size of the cats to the size of the bichirs. S. petricola should be OK with P. senegalus unless there is a great size difference.

-Joe

 

[fishfishfish]

a say a full grown male pet.(3 inches +)With a young senegal.about 5-6 inches

 

[lisa_perry75]

My juvenile albino birchir chases my 1 1/2" cories a little theres no way on gods earth he can fit them in his mouth (he cant even eat those sinking wafers for cories whole) and the cories will go into another tank in 3 months (ie before the birchir grows to eat them)