Keep? or take him out!?

[D12DetroitD12]

I just took my delhezi out of my 20 gal and put him in with my 2 sens and ornate. I am worried he may be eatin by the ornate. The delhezi is 5'', the ornate is 9''. And the 2 sens are 7'' but probably wont bother him. So what do you think? take him out? or will he be big enough?

 

[jclyde13]

Unless the ornate is showing signs of aggression toward the del, I think they should be fine together.

 

[D12DetroitD12]

Ok, i am watching them very closely to make sure. I just wanted them moved because i thought the del should be in a bigger tank.

 

[Burbotman]

Unless the ornate is showing signs of aggression toward the del, I think they should be fine together.

Agreed, just be sure to keep the Ornate very well fed.

 

[HPIZZLE]

that looks like a lot bigger size difference than 4"
i wouldnt risk it.

 

[jclyde13]

that looks like a lot bigger size difference than 4"
i wouldnt risk it.

I agree, if the del is 5", thin I think that ornate looks like it is more like 12", but I still think they will be fine together, I have seen bichirs with much larger size differences kept together successfully.

 

[GarNiac]

its best to separate them, otherwise,.....



pic is not mine

 

[Jakob]

Its up to yourself if you want to seperate them, if you have a spare tank i would. By the way you need a bigger tank, i wouldnt keep that ornate much longer in the 20, you need to upgrade to a 75-125 soon.

 

[richierichdollar]

Wow man i cant wait until my ornate gets that big, right now he is a small fry only about 3inch big, how long did he take to reach 9". I am feeding my ornate krill will that make him grow fast. I have some pictures of him on the where to find delhezi in nyc post. (oh sorry didnt mean to highjack ur thread either

 

[vermillion]

better keep them separate...the delhz is too small...im afraid it will be eaten by the ornate...just to be safe..