what do you feed your polys, esp vs other tank mate??, (if this has been discussed gimme a link) and do you see any variance among sp.(epithet)?
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Me myself, I feed:
Pet store bought: Sinking carnivore pellets, Algae tablets, Tetramin variety pellets, omega one shrimps pellets, Hbh Cichlid attack pellets
Frozen: Bloodworms, Beefheart, Ocean one marine, Brine shrimp, Mysis shrimp, Silverside, Krill(My Bichirs don't like it too much but the BGK does)
Raw: Shrimp, Hamburger(rarely) Anchovies,
Live: Ghost shrimp, earthworms
Pet store bought: Sinking carnivore pellets, Algae tablets, Tetramin variety pellets, omega one shrimps pellets, Hbh Cichlid attack pellets
Frozen: Bloodworms, Beefheart, Ocean one marine, Brine shrimp, Mysis shrimp, Silverside, Krill(My Bichirs don't like it too much but the BGK does)
Raw: Shrimp, Hamburger(rarely) Anchovies,
Live: Ghost shrimp, earthworms
I feed 8 chopped up shrimps a day for 18 polys and sprinkle a few Tetramin flakes in there for my angels. Once the angels finished the flakes they go after the shrimps wildly. I feed blood worms as a treat for the angels once a month. Occassionally, I feed them carnivores or massivores pellets when I feel too lazy to chop up the shrimps.
I feed mainly a mix of Hikari cichlid gold and bio-gold along with f/d krill. All my fish eat the pellets but they prefer the krill. I've also been feeding the occasional market shrimp and cut fish which all my fish seem to like. I have some peaceful cichlids along with a senegal and a florida gar, and all my fish get their share of food.
Epithet? Did you mean appetite? If you did mean epithet, I don't understand your use of the word.
All my polypteriformes, which includes the ropefish, enjoy the same food. Mainly cichlid gold sinking, but I do offer cichlid gold floating for the cichlids and RTGG.
I offer pieces of shrimp a few times a week, and the cichlids to eat that as well, so I guess I don't really feed anything specifically for the bichirs because all of the fish in the tank will eat some.
Even chopped up earthworms are enjoyed by the cichlids.
I do see some variation in appetite among bichirs. My laps never seem to eat a lot, and will stop after only a few pieces.
HTH
All my polypteriformes, which includes the ropefish, enjoy the same food. Mainly cichlid gold sinking, but I do offer cichlid gold floating for the cichlids and RTGG.
I offer pieces of shrimp a few times a week, and the cichlids to eat that as well, so I guess I don't really feed anything specifically for the bichirs because all of the fish in the tank will eat some.
Even chopped up earthworms are enjoyed by the cichlids.
I do see some variation in appetite among bichirs. My laps never seem to eat a lot, and will stop after only a few pieces.
HTH
I have my polyes (2 sens, 3 ropefish) with 1 african butterfly fish, 1 african knife fish, and 4 leopard ctenopoma
I feed them sinking cichlids pellets, frozen bloodworms, live black worms, raw shrimp, and tetra crisps. polys dont eat the crisps though
I feed them sinking cichlids pellets, frozen bloodworms, live black worms, raw shrimp, and tetra crisps. polys dont eat the crisps though
