The only problem I ever had was with my female ornate. The first male that she was raised with had to be removed for his own safety. She now lives with another male and there are no issues. The lapredei are also fine with her as are several synodontis cats and SA Parrot cichlids.
How big will an ornate get?
- Thread starter oddballfish
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My tank is 120G so there is plenty of space. I only plan to have two bichirs. If that becomes the case I can always move my Sen. to the 36G.
brutonsbrew;4737231; said:
+1
My ornate live happily with my senegals and delhezi. He isn't active too, always staring at me at the back right of the tank.
Oddball;4737882; said:
^This^ a 180gal is minimum for an Ornate or a 6'x2' footprint there are smaller polys with equally desirable patterns though palmas complex for instance
Somewhat related to this discussion: What is the (usual) growth rate of Ornates?
I realize there are several parameters like number of water-changes, temperature, food, feeding routine etc.
Assuming "average case": 90-120 Gal tank, Weekly water change, 28-30 Deg Celcius temperature, Feeding a mix of Pellets (I feed Hikari Cichlid Gold) and Prawns, once or twice a day.
Thank you,
Sid
I realize there are several parameters like number of water-changes, temperature, food, feeding routine etc.
Assuming "average case": 90-120 Gal tank, Weekly water change, 28-30 Deg Celcius temperature, Feeding a mix of Pellets (I feed Hikari Cichlid Gold) and Prawns, once or twice a day.
Thank you,
Sid
