best foods to fatten up small bichers

[machine]

I would Advise not to.. as there is a tendency they might choke on it.. i had one die frm choking before..

thats crazy ive had bichirs and ropes eat earthworms almost the same girth wit no probs but i use beefheart earthworms mealworms and silversides 4 growth clean water and tank temp n the mid 80s also helps alot

 

[phillydog1958]

I feed mine a variety of high protein . . . Earthworms, cut up tilapia fillet, frozen bloodworms, cut up frozen silversides and shrimp pellets.

 

[Darth Scohin]

Massivore, Earthworms, Tilapia, Silversides, Krill and Most important 50%-70% WC weekly. And Polys are Fast growers if fed right and kept clean average of 1"-3" a month for thier FIRST 4 months

 

[aldrinsi]

its true..but i always cut the earth worms adjusted to the baby bichir mouth.never have problem with my baby.i feed earth worms,frozen shrimp(don't give to plat) and catfish seed..grew up more faster and gave long fin effect

Why can't we give frozen shrimp to plat?

 

[JL]

ive been wondering the same as well cause my sen has been eating pellets but hasnt grown much over the past 6 months

It's not the pellets causing the slow growth. It's the fact that it's a Senegal. Here's what a strict pellet diet has done for me..... well ........ w/ 2 unplanned feeders.


http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4361557#post4361557

 

[ebink]

Why can't we give frozen shrimp to plat?

when the first time i adopt a plat senegal.2 best friend of mine gave me an advice they said don't feed a plat with shrimp to avoid the occurrence of red spots on their skin when the plat grew up.i trust them coz they are a collector of plat bichir.i only feed earthworms to my plat

 

[Divasen]

I have been feeding my babys, feeders(Guppies/swords)/hake/lance fish/blood worms/massivore pallets, am have had pretty decent growth rate with them, i have currently grown 10 7cm endi's and two ornates, to about 15cms in the last 2 months, i try to do a 50% water change every third day.

 

[dragonsong]

Mine eats bloodworms, shrimp, earthworms, and sinking carnivore pellets on a regular basis.

 

[eatingleg4peanut]

mine gorges on bloodworms and I saw him doing the death roll on a peice of tilapia intended for my catfish the other day. What size should he be before I try him with rosy reds(he's only about 3" now). Also mine wont touch pellets, They are small sinking cichlid pellets and larger shrimp pellets in the tank and he doesnt care about any, but the minute a bloodworm hits the tank zoom...omnomnomnomnom.

 

[wild bill]

Why no goldfish to a bichir or is that just young bichirs I saw one web site and that was what they were feeding them. I have a saddled bichir in a 200g 4x4 tank with 5 gouramis and some convicts that just hatched out a batch about 2 or 3 weeks ago I thought he would eat the cons at night but he doesnt touch them. It seems like nothing will eat baby cons do they taste bad or what because I believe the bichir could almost eat the parents.