poly breeding

[pi-eyed]

Is it possible for a male senegal and a female ornate to breed? I just put the female ornate(I think it's female) last night. Since then my male senegal has been going through the motions of breeding behavior. Here are a few pics.

Let me know what you think,
Chris

 

[BigO6687]

They're in the same genus so I would think so, sounds cool, keep us updated

 

[GarNiac]

its possible, but its a bit too soon for mating to happen on that size, here according to some local breeders bichirs are ready for mating when they're around 2-3 years old. Here are some pics of sen x orna,
not my pics, belongs to my a friend of mine,

 

[pi-eyed]

Very nice!!! I have no idea how old these bichirs are. The biggest is the ornate --12" or so. the senegal is under that--10" or so.

Thanks for the input,
Chris

 

[bigfishlittle_fish]

i hav one delhizi and two senagel. how do i tell the sex difference??

 

[BigO6687]

would they be upper or lower jawed?

 

[GarNiac]

bichirs sex can be seen from their anal fins, males have a wider anal fin than the female,
ornate, dels, poly, and sens, are all upper jaws species. There are more on the list, just hv a look into stickies section in this forum.
cheers

 

[MrTungau]

wah nice aquarium. they live in harmony . i saw a dragon fish

 

[BigO6687]

oops didnt realize he had an ornate, i thought it was an endli, and i wnted to know whether the cross would have upper or lower jaws

 

[GarNiac]

perhaps use substrates instead of gravels.