I just hand fed my bichir!
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What species and how??? I wanna try 
The only thing that eats from my hand is my jag, but uh, he's gettin big so I don't play the game with him anymore.
The only thing that eats from my hand is my jag, but uh, he's gettin big so I don't play the game with him anymore.
That's cool. I've hand-fed my albino senengal a few times. He's always swimming top-water when I come near so it was pretty easy to get him to take shrimp from my hand.
''What species and how???''
This can be done with any species its a matter of getting them used to your hand in their tank.Then holding foods such as silverside or pieces of shrimp between your finger and thumb till they take it.One warning do not expose
anyother fingers eg. my pinky looks tastier than most foods so they will try to death roll and eat it.No it doesn't hurt at least with smaller upper jaw species its basicly a pinch.Bichir do not have that strong of a bite-Anne
This can be done with any species its a matter of getting them used to your hand in their tank.Then holding foods such as silverside or pieces of shrimp between your finger and thumb till they take it.One warning do not expose
anyother fingers eg. my pinky looks tastier than most foods so they will try to death roll and eat it.No it doesn't hurt at least with smaller upper jaw species its basicly a pinch.Bichir do not have that strong of a bite-Anne
The downside to hand feeding is anytime your hand goes into the tank they
will be looking for food but like I said smaller upper jaws its just a pinch.Large lower jaws can draw blood simply because the teeth are bigger-Anne
will be looking for food but like I said smaller upper jaws its just a pinch.Large lower jaws can draw blood simply because the teeth are bigger-Anne
**thinks of "Sweettooth" her new congicus, who sports a full upper and lower jaw of teeth that look like a sharks** um, I think I'll only try that in the upper jaw tank. My congicus might do damage lol