Hey guys i want to put in a bichir in my pond. its heated to 74F and i plan on feeding him mealworms and frozen blood worms. He will be in their with a 8" RTC and if i get him the bichir will be 4-6". Will this be ok?
bichir pond?
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Mealworms and frozen bloodworms. Any plans on future diets? Also 74F, you may have a big pond but the temp will only stress the bichirs if keep in there. Even at 75-77F they hardy eat. You'll end up with a skinny and stunted bichir even in that big pond. Unless you can hit the pond up to 79-82F then you'll have a nice huge bichirs in the near future.
some i build some i just get cow troughs(sp?). I finshed my first one. I plan on making two more. Alligator Snaping turtle pond and a Bichir/Alligator Gar Pond.iloveoscars702;4128751; said:
Ok, mealworms, frozen blood worms & earthworms? the earthworms from the fishing store is ok? So 85F i'll heat it to. LET THE POND BUILDING BEGIN!!King-eL;4128774; said:
I agree, the rtc will eat them. There is a decorative pond in Chinatown, where they have quite a few bichirs. I believe it isn't heated. Some how they seem to be doing just fine. Good Luck!
Zfishies;4128964; said:some i build some i just get cow troughs(sp?). I finshed my first one. I plan on making two more. Alligator Snaping turtle pond and a Bichir/Alligator Gar Pond.
Ok, mealworms, frozen blood worms & earthworms? the earthworms from the fishing store is ok? So 85F i'll heat it to. LET THE POND BUILDING BEGIN!!
more like massivore delights and other foods enriched with protein. blood worms are only about 8% protein. so now your doing an alligator gar? i hope you build a BIG pond.
Freddie Mercury;4128973; said:
Yes they do just fine in upper sub-tropical temps but how fine are they really in the long ran? They can survive temps even at 60F, but for life it's not good for them.