Compatibility Report
GuideMyTank compatibility analysis for Senegal Bichir and Sterbai Cory.
Planning verdict
incompatibleDo not plan a shared aquarium for this pair. Choose a different tank mate or maintain separate aquariums.
Senegal Bichir and Sterbai Cory receive a not recommended verdict from the current structured assessment. Senegal Bichir is recorded as semi-aggressive with an aggression level of 5/10; Sterbai Cory is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 1/10. The recommendation is based on the combined water, space, behavior, grouping, and predation checks below rather than on species names alone.
Senegal Bichir has a recorded temperature range of 75–82°F and pH range of 6.2–7.8. Sterbai Cory is recorded at 75–82°F and pH 6–7.6. Their shared planning window is 75–82°F for temperature and 6.2–7.6 for pH. A shared aquarium must stay inside the overlap rather than merely touching each species’ outer tolerance.
Senegal Bichir sets the larger listed base aquarium requirement at 90 gallons; the other listed minimum is 20 gallons. Senegal Bichir is the larger adult by the recorded maximum, reaching 14 inches, compared with 2.6 inches. These figures are starting constraints, not a stocking-capacity calculation, because the complete group sizes and bioload still matter.
Senegal Bichir is a moderate species associated with the bottom zone and moderate flow. Sterbai Cory is moderate, uses the bottom zone, and has a moderate flow preference. Senegal Bichir does not have a recorded minimum school larger than one, while sterbai cory should be planned as a group of at least 6. The aquarium must support both social structures without forcing either species into insufficient space.
Senegal Bichir is recorded as a carnivore with advanced care, while Sterbai Cory is a omnivore with easy care. Their listed preferred tank styles are predator and planted. Feeding access, cover, open swimming room, filtration, and observation should be planned around the more demanding requirement rather than averaged between the two species.
Use these pair-specific boundaries before treating the verdict as an acceptable stocking plan.
Do not plan a shared aquarium for this pair. Choose a different tank mate or maintain separate aquariums.
These references support the underlying species records used by this assessment. They do not necessarily evaluate this exact pair together.
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