The gourami is huge for its species probably pushing 5.5 inches and the bichirs are the same size if not smaller. Once the bichirs get big enough to even consider trying to eat him I’ll probably move him in my other tank. And being tall tank (31”) the ABFs and bichirs never cross paths, and I have lots of floating plant cover for themBichir, ropefish, pearl gourami, african butterflyfish and roselines. Not really a compatible community, IMO.