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pufferking
06-05-2005, 7:25 PM
my polypterus wont eat anything but fish. shouldnt they be getting other things
Oddball
06-05-2005, 7:48 PM
My polys eat live fish, bloodworms, crayfish, cut squid, market raw shrimp, earthworms, and chicken hearts. All live foods are gut-loaded before being fed out.
piranha45
06-05-2005, 7:54 PM
starve them, they will break eventually
iheartfishies
06-05-2005, 10:30 PM
The new arrivals at work always will eat shrimp pellets right away.
It's like their crack.
beblondie
06-05-2005, 11:55 PM
Try sinking pellets they can hunt them when they want them.whatt species of bichir-Anne
Caveman
06-06-2005, 12:49 AM
My bichir will eat anything. I feed them pellets, sinking shrimp sticks and blood worms.
be patient...they will start eating prepared foods in time. Again, shrimp pellets, shrimp, smelt, beefheart can be future staples. G/L :)
buddah101
06-06-2005, 9:37 AM
If you cant get them to eat anything else (you should though) use a vitamin in it like Vitachem, it's tissue soluable.
pufferking
06-06-2005, 8:44 PM
today they started eating other things the hikari pellets and ghost shrimp
most of my bichirs eat meaty frozen foods like shrimp & mussles.. occasionally they eat beefheart as well but most of them love to eat superworms when i give them as treats..
im having problems with my endlicheri though which does not eat much and is always hidding..