Ornate bichir Info Needed

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that is true. have u ever had trouble getting them to eat and adjust when theyve been shipped? and do u think 50$ is high for an ornate?
 
my lfs always say they dont have ornates from the place they order from and always say check back but i am getting impatient
 
ive had 9 fish shipped over 5 different occasions and each time there has been no problem at all. fish arrived happy and healthy. 2 things though... I ordered from what I knew to be reputable sources and england is a lot smaller than USA so not as far to travel potentially. my delhezi was eating pellets the following day. the 4 tigerfish didnt eat for a few days but then ate bloodworm. ask around on here for good online places in US/ near louisiana that can be trusted. is $50 a lot? honestly, in my opinion, it depends. obviously its more than I paid for mine. there is a 3-4 incher in my lfs now for 35. so compared to that its expensive. but, without prying, can you afford $50? if it were me and there was something I really wanted but could only get by paying a bit extra, then id get it. providing of course it wasnt going tobkeep food off the table or whatever. im impatient too, so I know how you feel!

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$50 is normal in my area, I think my LFS sells for even more. I bight my 2 15" ornates for $180

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thanks so much for the input. yeah i found pet solutions which has them for 50$ and then 20$ to ship so 70$ total. thats alot for a fish but i could swing it i suppose. just dont wanna over pay too much. but u only live once right so i will probably end up getting one. and i guess as hardy as bichirs are and how they live in swamps and marshes anyway i guess a little flight in a bag wont hurt. how fast did yours grow?
 
Mine grew quick, well I think so anyway. Ive had him for somewhere in the region of 6-8 months, i cant actually remember when i got him, but thereabouts. around 4 inches when i got him and now at least 12 inch. I had to change from pond tubing (just under 2 inch diameter) to drain pipe because it was starting to get a tight squeeze. I was lucky that he took to pellets right away and has been on massivore/sinking carnivore from very early on so he has grown like a weed. Regarding fish delivery, i dont know how it is for you. but here in england the reputable, reliable online sources offer a live arrival guarantee. that way if the worst happens you are not oiut of pocket (other than the cost of sneding the dead fish back)
 
yeah they offer that as well. i hope i get one that eats pellets rigth off. the senegals i have eat anything that hits the water
 
You should be good then. I was nervous the first time, but it has opened a whole new set of possibilities for me. What pellets do you feed at the moment?
 
theyre aqueon shrimp pellets. and they get earthworms, blood worms, tubifex somethimes, and i have fed cut fresh fish but only once. oh and i have fed tree frogs that i caught outside about 3 times.
 
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