Common name/s: Ornate bichir
Scientific name:Polypterus ornatipinnis
Family:Polypteridae
Origin:The Congo river and lake Tanganyika
Maximum size:24"
Care:Needs a large tank with strong filtration, the minimum tank size should be 75 gallons. The fish is not fussy of water conditions, temperature should be kept between 26 and 28 centigrade (77-83f). Decorate the tank with bogwood and rocks to create hiding places, the fish is nocturnal and needs a place to rest during the day. The fish is a predator so tankmates need to be large and robust.
Feeding:All large meaty live and frozen foods will be taken, small juveniles can be fed bloodwrom until they are big enough to take larger foods.
Sexing:Males have a large pocket like anal fin.
Breeding:Rare but possible, the fish is a egg scatterer and shows no brood care.
Comments:The fish grows very quickly and can easily reach lengths of over a foot within a year, make sure that you have the tank to house the adult fish before purchasing one.
will supply a better pic when i get one
Scientific name:Polypterus ornatipinnis
Family:Polypteridae
Origin:The Congo river and lake Tanganyika
Maximum size:24"
Care:Needs a large tank with strong filtration, the minimum tank size should be 75 gallons. The fish is not fussy of water conditions, temperature should be kept between 26 and 28 centigrade (77-83f). Decorate the tank with bogwood and rocks to create hiding places, the fish is nocturnal and needs a place to rest during the day. The fish is a predator so tankmates need to be large and robust.
Feeding:All large meaty live and frozen foods will be taken, small juveniles can be fed bloodwrom until they are big enough to take larger foods.
Sexing:Males have a large pocket like anal fin.
Breeding:Rare but possible, the fish is a egg scatterer and shows no brood care.
Comments:The fish grows very quickly and can easily reach lengths of over a foot within a year, make sure that you have the tank to house the adult fish before purchasing one.
will supply a better pic when i get one
