Feeding of Cut Fish

[B.K.]

Hi,

I just changed my bichirs' diet to smelt fish. I was wondering of i just cut the fish up into pieces without taking out the bones, will it do harm to their intestines? Btw i feed the head to them whole too, will any problem occur in the future? Fishes are at 12-18inches

 

[rixy]

hi,no ones going to cut the fish up in the wild for the bichirs so it shouldnt be a problem at home.my ornate,delhezi and senegal all eat the heads etc of my frozen lance fish.

ps,didnt mean my answer to sound cocky

 

[B.K.]

hi,no ones going to cut the fish up in the wild for the bichirs so it shouldnt be a problem at home.my ornate,delhezi and senegal all eat the heads etc of my frozen lance fish.

ps,didnt mean my answer to sound cocky

Thanks for the advice my friend
I was afraid the large heads and bones may be too hard for them to digest.

 

[rixy]

no,the bones and heads will be ok.just make sure you feed the correct size pieces of fish to your bichirs.my senegal takes them whole and my ornate/delhezi have them cut up a bit smaller .

 

[Burbotman]

cut smelt has long been a staple for my bichers-no problems.

 

[B.K.]

Alright i will continue with feeding them with it. Btw do u guys remove the intestines/stomach of the smelt to prevent disease transmittion?

 

[elbeatch]

i believe once it's been frozen well for awhile it should be fine, most diseases/parasites die when frozen. thats what I've been told. (but if I'm wrong someone def let me know)

 

[Lan]

for me its ok as long as you give him/her a regular diet.

 

[robroy]

I sometimes remove the guts only because they make a mess in the water-disease shouldn't be an issue at all

 

[B.K.]

They love eating the cut fish even though it is too large Thanks guys! Hope they grow bigger and stronger