Meet Belial, my first Ornate!

[BigBossPants]

I'm so excited! I stumbled across this guy at a closing down sale at my lfs, he was only $65NZ!
I named him Belial, meaning 'without a master' (leviathan was taken lol).
He's about 6" long and fairly active, I am having difficulty getting him to eat though. Early days yet, he was fed on FLAKES at the shop (ack!) so probably isn't in the best condition... he doesn't like mussel but he gobbled up 3 neons his first night. Will try a little beef heart, shrimp, assorted fish meat, bloodworms, before I start worrying
Without further ado, here he is!

 

[moonchild1970]

What a gorgeous little fella! I'm jealous! That's the next Bichir I'm going to get.

(Currently, I've got 2 Sens, and a Delhz. Oh- and a BGK).


Waiting until I update to a bigger tank before I add an Ornate though!

 

[killerfish]

not bad good to hear it will get some real food

 

[BigBossPants]

Yeah, I couldn't believe he fed it that! He's well happy now tho
Quick question, what sort of lighting do people use for night time viewing?

 

[headbanger_jib]

nice save

 

[Hapdude]

I use what's called a "Moon" light, very low wattage. It casts a very low bluish tint to the tank. The bichir's come out and "prowl" for dinner. Really works great if you have a shy one, that never comes out otherwise.

 

[Aqua Sanctuary]

nice i like the name alot too!

 

[Freeze_Dried_Bloodworm]

Nice!! looks a bit skinny though, feed it well

 

[moonchild1970]

That's abuse to just feed them flake food. I'm so happy that you two found each other!

 

[cenecker]

Nice Poly, my fav. species