somnio Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 what is the best way to tell male and female? what water parameters do you need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Master of Puppets Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 They aren't eels just a heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Google the info. You're not gonna breed them either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CORVETTE Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 (edited) Actually someone on here has successfully bred ornates before i believe. I have a pair or ornate around 15" long male and female that are inseparable but no luck yet....I keep mine with my Asian arowana, 6 Datnoids, catfish,tire track eel, and a pleco. I use normal tap water at about 82 deg f. 40% water change a week and lots of filtration on my 220 gal. Edited May 5, 2009 by CORVETTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnio Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 well thanks for filling me in on that fact, i have read up on them and people have successfully bred them.. i was just asking if anyone on here and how to tell male and female. thank you corvette. it seems like my bichir has stopped growing, it grew like a weed then just slowed to a halt he's about 5 inches i think, any suggestions on how to get the poor guy to grow again? i feed frozen and shrimp pellet occasionally. and he's in a 50 gal tank. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CORVETTE Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Whats the water temperature? how often do you feed it? what kind of bicher is it? and male bichir have a larger anal fin compared to the females Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnio Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 water temp is warm 80 degrees, they get fed once a day with a mix of blood worms and brine shrimp, once or twice a week they get crickets (for the butterfly fish, but everyone else digs in its funny watching tetras try and eat them) and every so often i put some shrimp pellets for him and the synadontis. i got him a petsmart they tagged it as a dinosour eel... could be a sengal but i'm not sure,i would love to get a ornate but i dont have the room in my tank right now. its hard to tell if i have a male or female with out a reference point with his tail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CORVETTE Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 My 6" longfin and my 6" albinos eat massivor pellets from Hikari and i feed them market shrimp choped up and they love it. Just feed them as much as they can eat and take out the left overs so it doesn't mess up your tank. Also keep up the water changes. The Bichir that amazed me was my Delhezi i put him in at like 6" and then never really seen him for months (hidding in the rocks) then one day i was changing the tank around and out swam this think 10" long bihcir, i had never seen him eat once but wow did he grow. i'm going to try to get some picture of them againg this weekend i'll post them if i can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraken Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 (edited) More frequent water changes will also help the growth. Edited September 12, 2009 by Kraken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnio Posted September 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 ill try that, i know i don't do my water changes enough. i started to feed krill 2-3 times a week and it has gotten fatter not really longer...i'll attach some pics of it maybe you can tell me if its male or female and what species of bichir it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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