Who Has the Biggest Ornate Bichir?
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wow now i reaaaaly want an ornate and a bigger tank to keep it in.
rkc772;670936; said:mine is not big... the right word for my bichir is fat! he's around 12-13" long.. but my ornate is the fat fish in the tank....
I'm lucky to be able to say I've seen that tank in person. Your ornates have grown huuuge man! Bigger than 12" by now right? I'd guess around 20".
Ever since you gave me the tip to feed market shrimp, I've stopped feeding them krill (too expensive now that they're eating a lot every day) and they are growing like crazy on the raw shrimp!
Even my GT's are growing fast on the shrimp.
My stupid bichirs will not eat shrimps. This pissed me off because I have to feed Hikari Carnivore pellets and those thing are $7 a bag. Ya, shrimp will help fish grow fast. I used to feed my piranha a shrimp a day and by the time I sold him he was plump and fat as heck. The fish store said he has never seen a piranha so fat.Cohazard;1065075; said:I'm lucky to be able to say I've seen that tank in person. Your ornates have grown huuuge man! Bigger than 12" by now right? I'd guess around 20".
Ever since you gave me the tip to feed market shrimp, I've stopped feeding them krill (too expensive now that they're eating a lot every day) and they are growing like crazy on the raw shrimp!
Even my GT's are growing fast on the shrimp.
CichlidsGoneWild;1065109; said:My stupid bichirs will not eat shrimps. This pissed me off because I have to feed Hikari Carnivore pellets and those thing are $7 a bag. Ya, shrimp will help fish grow fast. I used to feed my piranha a shrimp a day and by the time I sold him he was plump and fat as heck. The fish store said he has never seen a piranha so fat.
aw man sorry to hear that. I tried carnivore once and didn't like it. it made my water smell foul after every feeding, it was messy (bichirs would tear it apart), and it's waaayyy too expensive as a staple diet.
have you tried not feeding for a few days, then trying shrimp again?
cheers
I acquired two ornates about 2 1/2 weeks ago 14" and 16"! I'll try to get some descent pics this weekend, but they are still a little skittish.
