Hello all, seeing as many or most fish eat invertebrates in the wild, has anybody been successful or prefer to feed their fish crickets or for that matter roaches? I am planning on getting some Senegal Bichirs and wonder if they would eat crickets of a decent size or shy away? i know they like to float near the surface when they are young for insects is why i ask. thanks!
Cricket Feeders
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i use crickets for my pac-man frog and my turtles but my fish love them they are same price as guppies and don't have all the nasty parasites and disease. i pefer them over any feeder fish and your bichir may go for it only one way to find out really.. my pet store has a great offer on crickets the ones on the floor that escape during delivery and unpacking are free 
you can try meal worms also all my fish love them zoo med sells canned crickets with the juices still in them they sink and your bichir may pefer them this way thou its slightly more expensive...
hope my advise help in some way
you can try meal worms also all my fish love them zoo med sells canned crickets with the juices still in them they sink and your bichir may pefer them this way thou its slightly more expensive...hope my advise help in some way
Live crickets may approximate the natural diet of Crenicichla pike cichlids, whose gut content analysis turns out to be roughly 50% insects.
(TFH, April 2009, Cichlidophiles, Wayne Liebel)
(TFH, April 2009, Cichlidophiles, Wayne Liebel)
Most fish LOVE crickets.
Like Nemesis said, gutload them with veggies and fish flakes and you've got a nice healthy treat for your fish.
Like Nemesis said, gutload them with veggies and fish flakes and you've got a nice healthy treat for your fish.
My crickets love apple cores and those red Tetra color bits. My Oscar loves them, and they are the main diet of my tree frog. Gut-loaded, they are a great food source. Check around for prices and cleanliness/health of stock. Oddly enough, my local petsmart has better price and quality than the other pet stores around. Gotta check, though.
Treat? Usually that designation is reserved for fatty or thiaminase-ridden foods like shrimp. Crickets are high in protein and low in fat. I'd have no problem recommending them as a staple if gutloaded.