ASAP need help sirens and tankmates???

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Hello guys i just got an interesting phone call about acquiring a new siren....this guy has dwarf sirens as well as the greater sirens for sale....he only has a couple of each left and expects they will be gone by tomorrow.....i always hate to rush to buy anything but to ever find sirens here is impossible. I have axolotls in one tank, bichirs and ropefish in another, i was just wondering can sirens go safely with anything....or should i just divide the tank for now until i can get anything else to put him in???Any information on these curious creatures will help;)
 
No way. Greater sirens are voracious feeders. They would shred anything. Go get a couple rubbermaid tubs and fill 'em up with water and make some temporary setups.
 
I am looking at the lesser sirens...would this still be an issue???I breed axies so i have tons of big rubbermaids so thats not an issue either
 
Lesser Sirens have the same aggression issues. Your bichirs depending on size might be ok but its definitly a big risk for both the bichirs and the sirens. Lesser sirens still grown to 2 feet and will try to eat anything and everything that is not nailed down. The defensive spines on a bichir is what scares me most. Dwarf sirens will just be an expensive meal to an axie, rope fish or birchir. Nothing good can come from mixing African fish with North American aquatic salamanders. If you keep sirens in a tupperware make sureyou have a tight lid or they will end up dried up and dead in a corner somewhere. They have been know to escape.
 
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Thanks guys..tupperware it is
 
A tank divider may also work temporarily...
 
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