I am working on acquiring one of these specimens and I keep hearing they are difficult to care for? I have a senegalus bichir he is obviously very easy to care for. But the ornate's seem to get a rap they are hard to care for ? Any particular reason ?
Are Ornate bichir's difficult to care for ????
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never heard that one polypterus species should be harder to take care of than others... my ornates are not different in any way than my other species when it comes to care.
My personal experience... the ornate gets a little shy to come out and eat compared to the palmas and delhezi! but that's just mine, I've only got one so I'm not sure about others.
tcarswell;2597037; said:
Just make sure there is nowhere it can get stuck, and remove the caves as the fish grows, then they're over 12" they'll appreciate swimming space more than clutter.
pH somewhere around 6.0-8.0.....
My ornates have different behavior compared to my other dragons. They tend to be soooo shy. Everytime I try to look inside their hiding place, they move backwards into the dark. I hardly see them coming out from their hiding places to swim. Unlike my senegals and dels and endlis. they're very sociable. well that's the only problem i have with my ornates so far... but they do come out during the night though.