Show me your Ornates

[pdbrady]

i just got him about week (as a present for my wife)and a half ago but he is 6 years old. i was told that its been about 6months since he has grown much.

Wow. I got mine at 5-6" about 10 months ago, and he's almost 15". You never know what the previous care and feeding was. Kinda like 2 sens I "rescued" a couple months ago. She said she'd had them almost 2 years, and they were pretty good size. Well when I got them, they were actually about 3 and 4" (one of them is in one of the pics with my ornate). They've nearly doubled since.

 

[spwd]

Just an update on my ornate,he was 4" when i got him and not thin but in proportion,now 35 days later hes 6" and my god what a fat little fish he is,also ive noticed him biting my 8.5" florida gars tail which isnt good.

Il try and put some pics on later.

cheers steve

 

[balton777]

My fat and happy 11" Ornate.

 

[tilo@meyer]

 

[Littlelillyanne]

The queen of my 125 gallon tank.

 

[andyjs]

I really need to get a new USB cable for my camera and get mine up here. I got him (or her) about 2 months ago at around 5" and he's now closing in on 8". At first he was going after the tail of the knife I have with him, but the knife healed great and hasn't shown any other injuries in about a month.

Awesome fish guys. I can't wait till mine grows into a monster.

btw, a couple years ago there was one that I heard was over 20 years old returned to a local shop (I think it outlived its owner) and it was easily over 20" and thick. Its head was about as big as a man's fist. I wish I'd taken a picture.

 

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[KMKN]

nice bichirs ,so jealous im gonna get a few this sunday

 

[StripeGirl]

one of mine.