Ornate help!

[bobVillanueva]

Hey guys... cud sum1 give me info on ornateS? i've read through a few threads above and below but i wasn't able to find out just how fast they grow... and how long will it take for them to bulk up... let's say imma put it in a 75g tank or a roughly 200g pond....

 

[cenecker]

I've only had mine like eight months and its gone from like 3" to like 13" they seem have a faster growth rate then most bichirs.

 

[rallysman]

I've only had mine like eight months and its gone from like 3" to like 13" they seem have a faster growth rate then most bichirs.

I've had the same experience.

 

[beblondie]

Took mine three years to reach 17 inches-Anne

 

[bobVillanueva]

thanks a lot everyone! how bout the way they fatten up? do this come with the inches or after?

 

[tigerlover2006]

I feed mine prawns and they grow very well and fast.

After I switch my ornate to prawns and he immediately develop a hump.

 

[bobVillanueva]

I feed mine prawns and they grow very well and fast.

After I switch my ornate to prawns and he immediately develop a hump.

hump sir..? sorry can't quite comprehend...=/

btw, is that ur birchir in ur avatar? how big is he? what kind and how long did it take to grow that big? wow!

 

[tigerlover2006]

hump sir..? sorry can't quite comprehend...=/

btw, is that ur birchir in ur avatar? how big is he? what kind and how long did it take to grow that big? wow!

Hump as in a big piece of muscle at the neck region.

Yes, its my endy in the avatar. I bought it quite big around 15 inches. After daily dosage of prawns and salmon, he has reached around 16 inches. This is a very greedy bichir, first one to grab food and last one to finish eating.

 

[tigerlover2006]

Heres the pix for a better look!

Sorry to have hijack the thread! I will start a new one.

 

[bobVillanueva]

very very nice...