Delhezi questions

**archers** · 01-27-2013, 12:24 PM

Ive had my cb delhezi for a while now and im wondering why he doesnt have as big of an appetite as my senegal? The sen will eat like 10 pellets a day while the del only eats 3 or 4. Both fish are the same size aswell. Also do delhezi bichirs get more striping as they get older? I just noticed what looks like new stripes but theyre still faint. Is the possible?

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**M4ttSyke** · 01-27-2013, 1:09 PM

Originally Posted by archers

Ive had my cb delhezi for a while now and im wondering why he doesnt have as big of an appetite as my senegal? The sen will eat like 10 pellets a day while the del only eats 3 or 4. Both fish are the same size aswell. Also do delhezi bichirs get more striping as they get older? I just noticed what looks like new stripes but theyre still faint. Is the possible?

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for appetite, it depends on each bichir honestly. like individual people. some eat more, some eat less. and how long is a while? also whats the temperature for them too? i have mine set to 80 degrees.

and for stripes, what they have when their young is what you get. that's from personal experience. but some do get darker whereas others fade away.

**lix.ma14** · 01-27-2013, 1:11 PM

CB dels have terrible stripping pattern. I thought thew dels will have more stripes when they get older but that not true. My cb del has bearly any stripes.

**M4ttSyke** · 01-27-2013, 1:14 PM

Originally Posted by lix.ma14

CB dels have terrible stripping pattern. I thought thew dels will have more stripes when they get older but that not true. My cb del has bearly any stripes.

not all CB's have terrible stripes. you just have to choose the right ones :P Frank has a CB delhezi but with WC pattern.

**lix.ma14** · 01-27-2013, 1:57 PM

who's Frank?

**archers** · 01-27-2013, 3:25 PM

Originally Posted by M4ttSyke

for appetite, it depends on each bichir honestly. like individual people. some eat more, some eat less. and how long is a while? also whats the temperature for them too? i have mine set to 80 degrees.

and for stripes, what they have when their young is what you get. that's from personal experience. but some do get darker whereas others fade away.

Ive had the del for 3 months, and my temperature is at 82 do you think that would have anything to do with his appetite? The reason im asking about his stripes is because when I turned on the lights thismorning there were two faint ones up by his head I had never noticed before

Originally Posted by lix.ma14

CB dels have terrible stripping pattern. I thought thew dels will have more stripes when they get older but that not true. My cb del has bearly any stripes.

My del has really nice stripes aha and im 100 % positive hes cb ill post some pics in a bit

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**archers** · 01-27-2013, 3:29 PM

Heres a pic.

im not sure if you can see from the pic but up by his neck just past his fins theres the new ones

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**M4ttSyke** · 01-27-2013, 3:44 PM

Originally Posted by archers

Heres a pic.

im not sure if you can see from the pic but up by his neck just past his fins theres the new ones

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that happens but it wont be distinct. it will be faded.

**archers** · 01-27-2013, 4:23 PM

Originally Posted by M4ttSyke

that happens but it wont be distinct. it will be faded.

Okay cool, thanks

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**lix.ma14** · 01-27-2013, 4:46 PM

Originally Posted by archers

Heres a pic.

im not sure if you can see from the pic but up by his neck just past his fins theres the new ones

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Yours has better striping than mine. mines a crummy one with unsummetrical 'half" bars. most washed out del out there.