Can a full grown ornate bichir live in a 70 or a 80 gallon tank for life.

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in other bichir websites, people say that they need a 125 gal minimum for a full grown 24 inch (?) ornate bichir. i am planning to get a 70 or a 80 gal tank. ornates don't seem too active so can they live in one of those tanks. can the orate livewith 2 albino senegalus bichir, one delhezi bichir and one red wolf fish in a 70 or 80 gal tank???

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so wolf fish aren't good tankmates for polypterus? RU sure?? my red wolf fish is 7 inches right now and is fairly nonaggresive since i feed him strictly of shrimp and pellets for a year.
 
lix.ma14;4941501; said:
so wolf fish aren't good tankmates for polypterus? RU sure?? my red wolf fish is 7 inches right now and is fairly nonaggresive since i feed him strictly of shrimp and pellets for a year.
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It's not the aggression of the wolffish. Infact red wolffish are the wimp. I have a 12" palmas polli that swallowed a 8.5" wolfish. Let alone an ornate that will get to 16" in that tank. I have mix larger wolffish with bichirs and they do fine. Not the red wolf though. They taste like feeders to bichirs somehow. I also had a smaller size 9" nigerian senegalus before and been nipping on a 8" red wolf. They will be ok when they are small, but once the bichirs get bigger, that wolf is a goner. That albino senegalus will be your best tankmate to the red wolf as they max out the same size of the red wolf.
 
Im gonna say no. I saw a 17"-18"" Ornate with about a good 2.5" of girth in 55g and it had a hard time moving and turning around. I know you said a 75g but that isnt much larger than a 55g. I would agree and say 100g + tank for a full grown Ornate.
 
If you want an ornate just get a bigger more suitable sized tank,why would you want to keep it in the bare minimum sized tank?
If you would love to keep an ornate,care for it like you would a good friend.
 
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spwd;4942088; said:
If you want an ornate just get a bigger more suitable sized tank,why would you want to keep it in the bare minimum sized tank?
If you would love to keep an ornate,care for it like you would a good friend.
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I'm thinking probably a 180...
 
That would be good bud.

Steve
 
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