Are Polypterus cannibalistic

[ExoticGREEN]

 

[Loves severums]

That sucks sorry for your loss.

 

[pookie]

Lol wont any fish eat any other fish smaller than it if it is hungry and has opportunity? Feed you fish more and that wont happen.. just my guess, sorry he/she at the other one tho lol

 

[ExoticGREEN]

I do feed them a lot. The ornate just didnt grow and the endii and ornate were both the same size when i bought them lol the endii got big

this pic is when it was still alive

 

[Yellow_Perch]

I think the term should be "opportunistic". They don't really like munching down on other bichirs because the long shape of the body make it hard to swallow. But when they are hungry, anything goes.

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[Guppy's_Hell]

Well lets just hope that's the most expensive meal he'll ever have...

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

Lol wont any fish eat any other fish smaller than it if it is hungry and has opportunity? Feed you fish more and that wont happen.. just my guess, sorry he/she at the other one tho lol

neon tetras would accept others into their school even if they are small

 

[pat3612]

I think maybe it died then got eaten. If they where well fed that would not happened. In the pic it does not look good just sitting there,I could be wrong but I have little ones and big ones and they have never eaten each other.

 

[azura]

thats expensive endli meal .... sorry for the loss

 

[ExoticGREEN]

THanks guys

yep i got them at 405 tropical for $10each
At bigsavdiscount they are 20each