how long?

[Loves severums]

how long should i want to try and get my 3 1/2" endil and pellets...? He is eating guppy right now..

 

[AllFishAdrian]

Get it on prepared foods asap. Only use live foods if nescesary really, my ornate eats algae tabs, bottom feeder disks, the cichlid pellets that get to the bottom and shrimp pellets no problem. Hes only about 4 inches himself.

 

[xPe_MONeYx]

You should do that as soon as possible, and it should not take too long to get them on pellets.

 

[Loves severums]

ok i will try....

 

[D12DetroitD12]

I think Ive only used live food maybe once with my bichirs and thats just with my 2 sens. Cut up some tilapia fillets, they are cheap and the fish love em. Also mine love their carnivore pellets so you could try that. Better choice since both probably have better nutrition and no parasites.

 

[Cohazard]

I agree with all the above, don't wait.

Tilapia fillet chopped up into bite sized pieces, chopped up shrimp, are great foods.

I like training them onto floating cichlid pellets because it makes them more active at feeding time.

 

[Loves severums]

yeah i have put pellet in there and he has not ate them......

 

[Cohazard]

You just keep trying and wait him out, he'll come around. Bichirs will not starve themselves, they get hungry, and they just let their strong olfactory sense guide them to the food, whether it's sinking or floating.

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

I hate feeder caused infections. When I feed fish its with guppies or something I've spawned myself.

 

[guanl23]

my polys have been eating omega-one shrimp pellets for months now and they are healthy, i'll also throw in a few veggie rounds(break'em up a bit), my lima shovelnose and plecos like them too. i rarely put in feeders but when i do they go nuts, polys are actually good hunters!!