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Just1nK4ng
08-27-2005, 3:58 AM
my P.senegalus lives in a 10 gallon tank and one is getting bigger and one is staying the same size or little bit smaller why????? :confused:
cuban jey
08-27-2005, 4:01 AM
probably one is quicker at hunting than the other try handfeeding the lil guy
rayman45
08-27-2005, 4:02 AM
yup.
depends on animal
Just1nK4ng
08-27-2005, 4:08 AM
probably one is quicker at hunting than the other try handfeeding the lil guy
well when i 1st got it they where both normal size but now one P.senegalus is bigger then the other and i think that little one got little small what live food do they like i know one is blood worm
cuban jey
08-27-2005, 4:14 AM
they eat everything really bro give em peices of krill and beefheart, small feeders,ghost shrimp my lil bros would eat chunks of hot dog :ROFL:
beblondie
08-27-2005, 4:29 AM
Live foods : guppies , rosey red minnows, ghost shrimp, earthworms
frozen: bloodworms, mysis shrimp,brine shrimp , krill, squid and frozen silversides
some will take pellets, lean meaty foods such as beefheart are good too
but you need to balance their diet for nutrition so vary the diet, not just one
thing.How much to feed them ? Feed them until their belly bows slightly.
and skipping a meal will not hurt themonce they are
past 7-8 inches remember in the wild food is not
always available.A nice round bichir is a happy bichir
Just1nK4ng
08-27-2005, 5:17 AM
roger roger
wism_chan
08-27-2005, 1:12 PM
Seems like the other one is more fierce in grabbing the food....so the size is bigger than the other....
a little size differance isn't a big deal. But if you are worried about the little one eating you could feed them, and when the more agressive one is full, you could put in some ghost shrimp, or somthing east to catch for the other one to eat as he wants. If he dosn't seem to be hungry, it might just be the individual. My smaller Birchirs go through phases all the time where they will eat really big and then not touch any food far a day or two, but they always snap out of it. And they always endup growing rediculously fast...
Just1nK4ng
08-27-2005, 4:03 PM
a little size differance isn't a big deal. But if you are worried about the little one eating you could feed them, and when the more agressive one is full, you could put in some ghost shrimp, or somthing east to catch for the other one to eat as he wants. If he dosn't seem to be hungry, it might just be the individual. My smaller Birchirs go through phases all the time where they will eat really big and then not touch any food far a day or two, but they always snap out of it. And they always endup growing rediculously fast...
thanks on the info