anyone else have a bichir that feeds up top on floating food?

[swede]

i don't know if its good practice to have them feed up top since they are prone to bloat. no expert, i'm rather looking for confirmation on this

 

[straitjacketstar]

i don't know if its good practice to have them feed up top since they are prone to bloat. no expert, i'm rather looking for confirmation on this

I don't think them feeding at the waterline would cause bloat in them at all. If them taking in air while feeding was a concern I'd probably freak out every time I saw one of them race to the top for a gulp of air.
IMO I think bloat has more to do with water quality, possibly nutrition.

 

[LBathory]

yeah, mine goes up to get the meal worms meant for my black aro.

 

[Lupin]

My senegal does it all the time.

 

[bizbomb]

I have never seen mine do it but perhaps it is because my gars eat all of the floating food before my polys get a chance.

 

[Nemesis]

All of my bichirs do it if I don't feed them for a day. It's crazy, their so used to eating at the same time daily, that they go nuts if I miss one day.

 

[MeiTnerium109]

If it was uncommon for bichirs to feed on floating food, we'd have a lot more gravel digestion issues.

Back when I had a bichir, it and my other fish would always be waiting at the top for their food. In fact, my frozen bloodworms rarely hit the ground.

 

[KMKN]

mine does it all the time

 

[falloutdead]

Both of mine eat from the top floating food all the time, so i guess it just depends how they were raised probably

 

[Poklei]

cool thanks for all the replies because my senegal all he does is chill up top and feed up top, i have a endli bichir which never goes up top only eats on the bottom