12 inch ornate with......

[Slippery]

8 inch Gar
7 inch limaX 2

Severum...6 inches.

I have been let down by my original purchase of a 6 inch ornate but can get hold of a 12 inch.

the problem i am contemplating is this....

1...are the above fish safe in a 100 English gallon tank

2...I have a endi endi in a grow out tank at present at only 2 inches. how fast will he catch up to be safe with the ornate?

Risk assessment please......I don't see the endi as too much of a problem as he is safe but what about the rest actually in the tank with them

 

[Jakob]

It should work for a while. But soon your gonna have to upgrade to a 180. The Endli will catch up and be safe in 6 months with good waterchanging and good feeding.

 

[Hao]

yea would work

 

[King-eL]

That 6" lima might get eaten. A friend of mine got a 8" tsn x rtc hybrid and it got eaten by his 12" ornate. If you really want to mixed them make sure the ornate is eating a lot. What happened to his was the hybrid catfish was eating most of the food and the ornate only eat what's left and decided to get rid of the competion.

 

[sp33dstix]

That 6" lima might get eaten. A friend of mine got a 8" tsn x rtc hybrid and it got eaten by his 12" ornate. If you really want to mixed them make sure the ornate is eating a lot. What happened to his was the hybrid catfish was eating most of the food and the ornate only eat what's left and decided to get rid of the competion.

Get rid of the competition..haha

 

[polypterus77]

i used to have a severum/ornate combo around the size you ask, and my severums were eaten, but my ornate is a vicious modafu.....

 

[Slippery]

i used to have a severum/ornate combo around the size you ask, and my severums were eaten, but my ornate is a vicious modafu.....[/quote




lookig at the severum now i think he is more like 9 inches rom top-bottom and front to back. i just can't see it happening at present but it's not to say it will not in the near Future

Thanks for your input, i will start looking for a new home or him.

Will he be OK in with my Peacock Bass.....

 

[pwmin]

might work, might not

 

[polypterus77]

lookig at the severum now i think he is more like 9 inches rom top-bottom and front to back. i just can't see it happening at present but it's not to say it will not in the near Future

Thanks for your input, i will start looking for a new home or him.

Will he be OK in with my Peacock Bass.....[/quote]

I dont think you have problems with bigger severums, just keep your ornates well feed