Senegal Birchir And Botias?

[Davo86]

As topic says would a Senegal Birchir be ok with four 3" botias ??

(botias are 1 Angelicus, 1 Lohachata and 2 clown loach)

 

[The-Wolf]

for a time, yes.

 

[Davo86]

right so is that really a no for long term ?

 

[DarkEntity]

well Bichir will eat anything they can get it their mouths and sometimes things they cant....I found that out to my horror recently when my baby tried to eat an Albino Cory which was WAY to big to eat yet he still tried....(Cory now recovering in a spare tank, tail, dorsal, pectoral fins have grown back and cut has healed)

 

[Davo86]

ok thanks, may rethink that then

 

[Gankutsuou]

tank size and that sort would be nice to know....


you need to let the loaches grow more before getting the senegal.

 

[The-Wolf]

right so is that really a no for long term ?

as has been pointed out, it is surprising what they (bichirs) can eat.
for instance
I made the mistake of thinking two 8+ inch yoyo loaches and 2 6+ inch ones were safe with a 10" ornate,
how wrong I was.I have also made the mistake of thinking 4 inch Yoma danios were safe with a 6 inch senny,
again very wrong assumption and this was the result....

 

[Davo86]

Thanks for everyone's advice, i have now decided against them, don't want the risk of losing any of my current fish.

 

[DarkEntity]

right so is that really a no for long term ?

as has been pointed out, it is surprising what they (bichirs) can eat.
for instance
I made the mistake of thinking two 8+ inch yoyo loaches and 2 6+ inch ones were safe with a 10" ornate,
how wrong I was.I have also made the mistake of thinking 4 inch Yoma danios were safe with a 6 inch senny,
again very wrong assumption and this was the result....

Oops!!

Im rehoming all my fish this weekend, so i can keep the Bichir lol