Delhezi Bichir Growout Thread

The Masked Shadow

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Starting this thread ongoing for the 4 inch Delhezi Bichir I got from petzonesd.com . Just to keep track. I posted a rough scale of him there. My sister “badazzled” my ruler. Then my dog got it. Sooooo...you can understand why I don’t want to post a picture with him next to it ?. He is very active. Every time I walk into the room, he is swimming against the glass. I don’t think that is normal Bichir behavior. Is it?

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The Masked Shadow

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I don’t know. He is getting bigger. This was when we first got it. He is now a little over 4 inches. Feeding him frozen Brine Shrimp. He is SUPER active. Way more active than I was expecting. He is swimming all around the tank almost al he time. Should I be worried?
 

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I’m pretty sure dels are one of the more active species, it looks healthy.
 
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The Masked Shadow

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Ok. Been doing great! A full 55 g long to himself. Just wondering, how often do you feed your bichirs?
 

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Ok, he has some Congo Tetra friends with him now. Started feeding him Shrimp Pellets. Havent seen him eat one, but i started this morning
 

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He is not taking shrimp pellets. Should I just wait? Tetras are right next to the filter, so all the food they eat is going down onto the ground. Sparky isn’t taking their food. Why do I need to feed him shrimp pellets instead of brine shrimp?
 
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