yes, buy frozen raw shrimp from your market and use that. If you have a sharp knife (and a knife sharpener) I was taught by Rich that it's best to cut it up ahead of time, toss it all in the freezer, that way you spend an hour chopping it all up, rather than cutting it up every time you feed your fish.
For young bichirs, I prefer pellets like HBH super soft krill, hikari cichlid godl sinking 'mini', and frozen blood worms and brine shrimp.
hth
For young bichirs, I prefer pellets like HBH super soft krill, hikari cichlid godl sinking 'mini', and frozen blood worms and brine shrimp.
hth

j/k