Hey, good to hear someone else has paddlefish, i still have six of them, I lost two this week in my outdoor tank due to pump failure. Mine are doing well, they do not eat silversides, they will eat floating pellets after dark. i feed mine floating pellets and live daphnia, I have thread about them on this site in the North American native fish forum. if you need anyone to talk to drop me a pm. Mine are almost 12 weeks old now, the largest is 7"... mine are genetic dwarfs and are supposed to stay less than 10" I have a you tube video too, it's in the paddlefish thread...