Should I feed Senegal Bichirs bloodworms?

[Slayer2533]

They are under a LED light in the pictures which may make them appear lighter colored than they are.

 

[Angelphish]

Somehow I don't think this would be cost efficient or viable. I think the pellets and white fish will probably be the best options. Thanks again guys.

That was sarcasm. You get a lot of it in the Polypterus forum.

 

[Slayer2533]

Ha ok my bad.

 

[thefredpit]

Thanks Zilch I will keep a look out next time I am at a grocery store or fish market. For now these guys seem happy munching away on the Hikari Gold pellets. I will also look into the carnivore pellets. Can I ask what bichirs do you keep? Have you ever successfully bred them in an aquarium?

I've got both the carnivore pellets and the cichlid gold my polys like both but have a much harder time chewing the cichlid gold

I keep
1x albino sen
1x regular sen
1x ornate
1x wc moke
1x wc del
1x teug
3x ropes

Believe all tilapia products banned in Australia due to its invasiveness. Including importing frozen tilapia from Asia.

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-...-in-south-east-queensland/7690180?pfmredir=sm

Bypass bloodworms. It's a mess, low nutrional value, and gets sucked into filters. Use any freshwater frozen fillets available in your country and a protein type sinking pellet.

Btw- congrats on the Senegal pick ups.

I'm shocked they won't let you import frozen fish filets because it's invasive

I don't know how you aussies deal with invasive species but this is how (some) Americans deal with invasive species

PetSmart sells Bloodworms in boxes of 120 cubes. You could just use a sheet of 20 cubes each day, although you may get weird looks when you get bulk boxes of blood worms twice a week.

unfortunately bloodworms is all my fire will eat so I bought that 120 pack those cubes are tiny

 

[Zilch]

Tonight at 11: Australia invaded by frozen Tilapia filets, economic and government collapse imminent

 

[Angelphish]

I've got both the carnivore pellets and the cichlid gold my polys like both but have a much harder time chewing the cichlid gold

I keep
1x albino sen
1x regular sen
1x ornate
1x wc moke
1x wc del
1x teug
3x ropes



I'm shocked they won't let you import frozen fish filets because it's invasive

I don't know how you aussies deal with invasive species but this is how (some) Americans deal with invasive species

unfortunately bloodworms is all my fire will eat so I bought that 120 pack those cubes are tiny

Compared to Hikari cubes they are. I buy bulk for the 210, as the fish are pigs, and I buy Hikari for the other fish.

 

[thefredpit]

I don't know how you aussies deal with invasive species but this is how (some) Americans deal with invasive species

nevermind I just found out how the aussies handle invasive species

 

[Zilch]

nevermind I just found out how the aussies handle invasive species

Holy crap that was metal. I'm moving to Australia

 

[Slayer2533]

That video was crazy. Also do the Hikari Canivore pellets break apart easy? Looks like they come in one size don't want them to choke on it if its too big.

 

[Angelphish]

That video was crazy. Also do the Hikari Canivore pellets break apart easy? Looks like they come in one size don't want them to choke on it if its too big.

They aren't too big. Maybe 5-6mm. My Polys can eat them rather easily.