Small Endi feeding?

[jlieskovan]

hey guys, I've kept bichir in the past, (had an ornate that got up to about 14") it fed on Masavore. But i now have 2 small Endi that don't seem to eat much? all i have gotten them to eat is bloodworms, i have tried krill and broken up massavore with no luck. Any suggestions? someone on a local Facebook page was recommending rubbing crushed garlic on pellets? any word on that? or any other ideas? thanks!

 

[Askaleymanfish]

hey guys, I've kept bichir in the past, (had an ornate that got up to about 14") it fed on Masavore. But i now have 2 small Endi that don't seem to eat much? all i have gotten them to eat is bloodworms, i have tried krill and broken up massavore with no luck. Any suggestions? someone on a local Facebook page was recommending rubbing crushed garlic on pellets? any word on that? or any other ideas? thanks!

How small r the endlis? ... My first endli I got at 1.5" it wouldn't touch nothing but blood worms until it was around 3-4" ... Once it got that size it ate massivore with the quickness lol
Also had Senegal.. albino Senegal and delhezi about 3 years ago they did same thing ... At around 3-4" the expanded there diet they wanted ... Just keep throwin bloodworms till he grows a little bit is my opinion


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[jlieskovan]

id say they are about 3". have you heard of this garlic technique?

 

[Lrry93]

I feed mine tilapia fillets, smelt and shrimp. Just cut it up in tiny pieces. They eat until they are fat and full.

 

[Askaleymanfish]

View attachment 1061197id say they are about 3". have you heard of this garlic technique?

He doesn't look quite 3" .. I could be wrong .... Yes iv heard of the technique .. I personally never done it but a guy on here recommends it saise it works for him


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[TheEelKing]

When I got my endlicheri bichirs, I fed them Hikari Sinking Carnivore Pellets. I would break up the pellets into fourths and put them in the tank with the bichirs at night when the lights were out. The bichirs ate them after about 2 or 3 days. I would try and avoid giving the bichirs bloodworms to get them to eat the pellets. If they don't eat after 2 or 3 days, then relent and give them their bloodworms before trying the pellets again.

Now, one of my endlis is 14" and the other around 18" and they eat Massivore Delight with no trouble at all. This worked with my 2 ornates that grew alongside my endlicheri bichirs.

 

[swrdply400mrelay]

I grew out 2 endli from 3 inches to 11 inches. When they were small I just fed hikari carnivore pellets. They'll eat eventually.

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[ZidanSanz]

I feed my baby bichir with chicken..

 

[framcosco]

I have never had a baby bichir not eat tilapia within the first 24 hours in my tank........ TILAPIA.... like mentioned, small enough for them to swallow......

 

[fishnatics]

I feed mine frozen silversides. It used to eat pellets at 3" but once it hit 7", for some reason refused to eat pellets. Threw in small cut pieces of silversides and voila.