New WC Palmas Palmas and Delhezi

[magpie]

Starting a new thread for these guys, separated out from the RIP thread for Noodles the Senegal, my first bichir.

Today I got a couple of WC 6" juvies - Udon, the Delhezi, and Ramen, the Palmas Palmas.

I unbagged them in a dark tank, but lit it for feeding, and actually, the Palmas has been far more comfortable. She (Don't actually know - can you sex them at this size??) has chosen a hangout spot in a partial cave where she is visible all the time. She has been pretty active, and ate some frozen fish readily at dinner time. The Del has been a little more shy, hiding in my thick plant cover (some of which I might need to pull as the bichirs grow.)

I know it is not even 24 hours. But I am surprised by all reports here that the Palmas has been the easier one to transition to the tank. I thought for sure it would have been the Del.

Udon in the bag


Ramen in the bag



Ramen - in the very visible "cave" she likes


Out and about.


More catfish please.

 

[Polyaddict86]

Very nice!! Are those rainbow tetra in the background of the third pic?

 

[Vancouver_98683]

Very nice!! Are those rainbow tetra in the background of the third pic?

Quest for dither ideas huh? Lol. They're 2f + 1m congo tetras that sleep on the bottom

 

[Polyaddict86]

Quest for dither ideas huh? Lol. They're 2f + 1m congo tetras that sleep on the bottom

Im done with ditcher just a couple more wide bars,
I was just asking cause her bichirs might eat those tetras

 

[Vancouver_98683]

Just kidding man. I know where u stand on dithers. Congis might be too big for those uj mouth.

 

[Burbotman]

Very nice pick ups, really like the clean look of that del

 

[magpie]

Thanks guys.

Yeah, those are congo tetras. There is one really large male who would be really hard to eat, and 4 others are smaller but not tiny. I am hoping they don't become meals, but they may at some point. Right now they are actually being chased at times by my leopard Ctenopoma, which is apparently weird as people talk about them together all the time. I guess mine is just kind of a jerk. He did that to my white tipped tetras too when they were in there. He has never bothered the bottom fish though.

At what size can you sex these guys?

 

[Vancouver_98683]

They can be sexed now at their current sizes. Thin skinny thinner anal fin is female. Thicker and wider is male.

 

[magpie]

Cool. I was aware of how to sex them, I just know that it's hard to do it until they're a certain size. I'll try to get some good pics for you guys to help me figure it out.

 

[clm08k]

Starting a new thread for these guys, separated out from the RIP thread for Noodles the Senegal, my first bichir.

Today I got a couple of WC 6" juvies - Udon, the Delhezi, and Ramen, the Palmas Palmas.

I unbagged them in a dark tank, but lit it for feeding, and actually, the Palmas has been far more comfortable. She (Don't actually know - can you sex them at this size??) has chosen a hangout spot in a partial cave where she is visible all the time. She has been pretty active, and ate some frozen fish readily at dinner time. The Del has been a little more shy, hiding in my thick plant cover (some of which I might need to pull as the bichirs grow.)

I know it is not even 24 hours. But I am surprised by all reports here that the Palmas has been the easier one to transition to the tank. I thought for sure it would have been the Del.

Udon in the bag
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Ramen in the bag
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Ramen - in the very visible "cave" she likes
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Out and about.
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More catfish please.
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Yay! So glad to hear you got both. I love them! Great names too. tehe. Like Ramen's cave and the out and about pictures! Also a fan of the congo tetras, keep us posted on how they do with the polys.