got myself Ornate bichir today:) 10inch

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i tryed to feed him today but he doesent seem intrested in the food, think he djust need some time before he start to eat?
i tryed with fish meat, shrimp, bloodworms. he djust swim around like it arent there, he also bumped into it with his nose aslo but dident eat it.
 
nevermind, i think he got himself some food some minutes ago, i have some leftover smal fishes in there that i havent removed becouse i thought they could be in there for him to eat if he want to, and i djust think he did eat one, becouse i sit right next to the tank and i played on my computer and hear he did a fast move and a litle sound of him hitting the glass aswell then i turn to se and notise he chewing and swalowed something. it is night here in norway now so light were off in tank so dident se it well but think he got himself a fish:)
 
I love the first two pix!! The ornate looks great :D
 
very nice- i own 2- i would go with the 3m color quartz over the gravel - either t grade or s grade
 
try feeding him right before you turn the lights out, they are mostly noctournal
 
mine seems very active during day also, he evem swim around at the top of tank i have some floating plants there, or they can be planted in gravel also, but work like floating plants as well, he like to swim innbetween them at the surface.
atatched some at a litle rock also with rubber band so it goes up from the bottom aswell.
also got 2 roots in, gona take tank picture tomorow when lights are on.
i already got some gravel now, i had some black very smal gravel laying around that i used, only had enought for a thin layer but i can get more later.

i djust trow in some bloodworms again and this time i saw he also eat that=) so he seem to be eating now.

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here is a tank shot without the gravel. i know it is abit smal but seems like it work ok. will buy bigger tank later maybe.
water is abit foggy after i removed gravel, i had some black gravel that i had laying around in yesterday but i dident like it so i removed it today, maybe se if i get some large gravel that he wont swallow? or maybe i will djust go with sand..

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