Keeping P. senegalus together...

drevile · Jun 28, 2018

Hi there,

I've been reading this forum for a long time and finally got around to signing up!

I currently have a P. senegalus around 6" his/her tank mates are 2 medium size angels, 1 large bristlenose, 1 smallish pleco (around the size of the bristlenose), and a large rainbow shark.

I have the chance to purchase a P. senegalus albino which are pretty rare in my country (New Zealand) but the problem is the albino is 3" and my only option at the moment would be to put him/her in the same tank.

How bad would this end....? my current P. senegalus is extremely friendly and doesn't bother his/her tank mates but I have never kept two together and I'm not sure if the size difference is going to be a problem.

Thanks!

tlindsey · Jun 28, 2018

drevile said:
Hi there,

I've been reading this forum for a long time and finally got around to signing up!

I currently have a P. senegalus around 6" his/her tank mates are 2 medium size angels, 1 large bristlenose, 1 smallish pleco (around the size of the bristlenose), and a large rainbow shark.

I have the chance to purchase a P. senegalus albino which are pretty rare in my country (New Zealand) but the problem is the albino is 3" and my only option at the moment would be to put him/her in the same tank.

How bad would this end....? my current P. senegalus is extremely friendly and doesn't bother his/her tank mates but I have never kept two together and I'm not sure if the size difference is going to be a problem.

Thanks!

Welcome aboard!

If the Albino Sen is small or thin enough to fit in the Regular Sen's mouth then wouldn't personally put them together.

drevile · Jun 29, 2018

Thank you, so best to follow the if it fits in the mouth rule even when they are the same species.

That aside, being the same species is there likely to be aggression issues or are they fairly tolerant towards their own kind?

tlindsey · Jun 29, 2018

drevile said:
Thank you, so best to follow the if it fits in the mouth rule even when they are the same species.

That aside, being the same species is there likely to be aggression issues or are they fairly tolerant towards their own kind?

I have personally kept groups of 5 but now have 1 male with 3 females. Senegal Polys are imo one of the mildest of the Bichir species.

twentyleagues · Jun 29, 2018

Should be fine unless a stated earlier it will easily fit in the mouth. They usually get along but sometimes especially in this type of situation they dont get along. But if your sen is mild mannered should be ok.

kno4te · Jun 29, 2018

On occasion if there’s some nipping or aggression. Just waiting it out will help. The Sens will eventually figure out the hierarchy. What the other guys have mentioned are key.