Ornate Bichir help

[richard yung]

Hey guys, so Im going to be getting a 10 inch Ornate bichir soon. I was just wondering whats everything I need to know about this particular fish. Im going to be throwing him into a 180 with oscar,, red mammon,, SD's.. what should i expect in terms of personality from this fish?

 

[Dr.B]

Personality can vary, so it's really dependent on the actual fish. Keep a 1" or so gap for them to be able to come up for air. Keep tight lids as they are very good at jumping out. Keep them well fed or else they might try eating tank mates.

 

[richard yung]

Personality can vary, so it's really dependent on the actual fish. Keep a 1" or so gap for them to be able to come up for air. Keep tight lids as they are very good at jumping out. Keep them well fed or else they might try eating tank mates.

cool cool. which one is considered more expensive? the endli or ornate?

 

[jaws7777]

Cant give you any good advice about polys cuz im a rookie myself. But i have been dealing with cichlids and slower eating fish like polys and plecos. My sd's ate like lawn mowers hated those fish.

I use a pvc pipe to get pellets to an area the others cant get too and tongs to feed frozen fish or krill.

Feeding at nigjt works too but i have a pearsei that will follow the polys/plecos around in the dark and pick off pellets.

Good luck

 

[tlindsey]

wc endli would cost more.

 

[richard yung]

wc endli would cost more.

sorry to come off as a noob. but what does wc stand for?

so endli > ornate in terms of costs at most LFS? correct?

 

[richard yung]

cool cool. which one is considered more expensive? the endli or ornate?

Thanks for the tips! ill try that next time

 

[tlindsey]

Sorry about that wc stands for wild caught, and yes lfs, vendors would sell them at higher prices.

 

[richard yung]

Sorry about that wc stands for wild caught, and yes lfs, vendors would sell them at higher prices.

cool. thanks!!

 

[dmcskoolkid]

I think price for the most part depends on where your getting them from.