Bichir food

[FSM]

I am going to get 2 senegals for my 75. I was going to use giant danios as dithers. Will an adult senegal be able to catch/eat them? Or do I need to use something larger?

 

[pwmin]

they are pretty fast, but at full size, the sen will probably eventually catch them

 

[thefishguy7]

I wouldn't worry about it. Sens are upper jaw species and grow slowly like all polypterids. Giant danios will get 5", sometimes more, so I doubt that a sen could catch one. By the time your sen is 10", the danios will be too big to be eaten. Add a spawning mat and the giant danios will lay tons of eggs. Free bichir food.

What kind of sens are you getting? Hopefully some long-fins or albino short-body.

 

[Terrorblade90]

Why do you want use danios? Neons and guppies are better, because they are little- and absolutely stupid!

 

[FSM]

I'm not sure about other types of sens. If they aren't a ton more expensive, I will probably get a more interesting type. I have limited funds at the moment.

 

[bluestarjazz]

sens really are not slow growers they tend to grow to about the 8-10" mark in the first year for most people then slow down.

 

[thefishguy7]

I'm not sure about other types of sens. If they aren't a ton more expensive, I will probably get a more interesting type. I have limited funds at the moment.

They are pretty cheap, maybe 25$. Of course, you can get regular ones from Petsmart at 5$ each, but the morphs are much more interesting. Just save up for a while, or sell me that awesome gt.

sens really are not slow growers they tend to grow to about the 8-10" mark in the first year for most people then slow down.

That is very slow growth at about 1/2" a month. I consider average growth around 1" a month...

 

[FSM]

They are pretty cheap, maybe 25$. Of course, you can get regular ones from Petsmart at 5$ each, but the morphs are much more interesting. Just save up for a while, or sell me that awesome gt.
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not a chance

 

[thefishguy7]

not a chance