Feeding a Senegal in an active tank

[Eläköön]

i have an 8" senegal that used to be very well fed but lately the gourami's i have (snakeskins not tiny dwarfs dw) have realised his sinking pellets are extremely edible. so they all eat it. and the bichir isnt getting so much food.

surely you guys have had this problem at some time or another?
i was wondering what ways round it there is?

 

[LittleBigAl3]

use tongs or even a net to place the pellet in front of your bichir or in his hiding spot. always works.

 

[Eläköön]

hes a really active bichir though, he dosnt have a hiding spot. he only feeds from the bottom but hes often swimming around the surface all day

 

[dbcb314]

just dump a bunch on there... gouramis can't eat it that fast

just gonna have to up your water changes though

 

[bluestarjazz]

I feed my gouramies w/ flake,crisps or freeze dried then while they are eating add the pellets for my polys and cats the gouramies will snatch a few but everyone gets enough

 

[V1xIII]

I bought one of these grabber claws http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3746+11240&pcatid=11240 just for general purpose use, and it's the most useful thing ever. I will grab pellets/worms and stick them right down to whoever I need to.

 

[beblondie]

Easiest way would be at feeding time use a divider to seperate the gouramis and senegal and feed them seperatly-Anne

 

[Eläköön]

ive got a grabber for the snowflake eel i have, but the bichir is scared of it. i already tried that.
i heard a good idea of using a jar to put the food in and placing it in the tank with the lights off.
anyone have luck with that?

 

[killerfish]

Ditch the hole jar thing just feed him at night when its totally dark in the tank when the bichir will have the advatage

 

[FishGoneWild]

I dump food in one end of the tank and then more at the opposite end of the tank so everyone has an equal chance to eat.