Red Snakehead - how much is too much?

[Leicharti188]

G'day all,

I recently got a 30cm red SN and is doing great in my tank. However, being new to the game, I'm not too sure how much to feed her? I was told around 4 feeder kois/goldfish a day...they seem to go down a treat however, she still seems hungry, and i'm not sure when to stop...on the one hand I don't wanna overfeed while on the other, I really do not want to underfeed as I also have a some other fish in there as well!

What are your feeding regimes and what do they consist of to enure that the fish sustains an typical healthy growth rate???

Any help or experiences shared would be greatly apreciated.

PS - I've heard that redliners do not get along well with other fish and I do have a Leicharti and PLeco in there as well .....however, I;m a big fan of, "If ya don't try, you'll never know!"

[rayman45]

dont feed it like that

i feed my 33" when ever he get aggressive twords people.
feed him once a week, 25 one inch feeders goldfish

by the way -- does it eat any thing but feeders?
get back to me

[Leicharti188]

To tell you the truth, No.

I haven't had her for too long, and the person I got her from told me they just fed it 4 feeders a
day. For a 30cm fish, I'm not sure if that's too much or too little?

Whaddya reckon? Keep it on feeders or vary diet a little -

Also how big was urs when you first got her? Considering your SN is so freaking huge, you must be doing something right!

[rayman45]

how many inches is that?
mine is 33 inches

[guesswho2005]

how many inches is that?
mine is 33 inches


well lets see a cm = .39 inches......30(cm) *.39 = 11.79"

he about 12" in length........

[rayman45]

o ok
i was thinking smaller

i would do 4 every other day
they grow fast.
4 a day might make them hugh like mine to fast

[Leicharti188]

Thanks for the help.

Ray, do you feed your SN just feeders, or do you feed other stuff as well?

[DanDanUK]

dont feed it like that

i feed my 33" when ever he get aggressive twords people.
feed him once a week, 25 one inch feeders goldfish

by the way -- does it eat any thing but feeders?
get back to me
I must say to you that Snakehead video it's Bad ass love it man HATS OFF !!! :)

[unknownuza13]

feeding it when it gets agressive towards people.. thats an odd way of measuring when your fish is hungry

[rayman45]

u know when he is hungry
he is mean and powerful

he only eats feeders

[M|L]

The more you feed, the faster it'll grow.

They always beg for food, which makes them appear like they're starving, but in reality they're not. Fish can go for weeks without food and it'll still be 100% healthy.

Never over feed a fish, it's not healthy for humans and neither is it for fish. Overfeeding produces a large bio load, the fish may become obesed, and the nutrition of a goldfish is like you eating lettuce for the rest of your life, but 100 times more fatty.

So what you need to do, is stop listening to whoever that told you to feed your snakehead goldfish.

Starve that snakehead for a few days and start feeding it more nutritious food like shrimp, worms, pellets, squid, bugs, etc.

[piranha45]

goldfish feeders are trash. if you're the sort that wants to feed your fish trash, go ahead, but at least be aware of it.

[Leicharti188]

Thanks for the interesting feedback.

I'll looking into trying to trying to vary the diet but i'm not sure how well the SN will adapt to other things...without going for m other fish -

Anyone have luck converting them to say pellets? I definitely worry about my fishes health otherwise why would I ask a question regarding overfeeding or diet? But anyways, Ireally appreciate the great feedback from everyone.

Thanks heaps

[piranha45]

starving the snakehead is a surefire way to get it to eat pellets, but of course then you run the risk of having it eat tankmates-- but you had that risk all along anyway; the thing is going to hit 3 feet, and its a mean fish by nature; this isn't a fish specie designed for communities. Other than starving, itll prolly take a great deal of time and effort with some other method.

[rayman45]

my sh was rased only on goldfish by the old owner