my sen bicher is garbage can

[dayak]

one of my sen bicher turned into garbage disposal, he would eat anything in his sight, even the arowana food he would eat and no the food dont fit his mouth, but somehow he always able to swallow it and i can see the food bulging everywhere on his stomach and its not pretty..
should i quarintine my sen bichir as he would eat anything i want the others to eat too espesially my BGK.
input is appreciated thanks!!

 

[NCStateFisher]

keep an eye on him, see if it passes in a few days.

 

[JteSchertz]

Mine wouldn't eat anything when I first got him now he eats everything like yours. Luckily I don't feed anything that is too huge for him to eat but I do sometimes see him gourge himself and you can see it bulge out of his sides. He hasn't had a problem so far but I make sure to soak any pellets I am putting in that tank to soften them up a little.

 

[EmrePekdeniz]

Natural behaviour? I have two grey Senegal bichirs that eat almost everything. I have BGKs in the same tank, too. No other fish gets any food until the Senegals are about to explode.

 

[angryinsect]

one of my sen bicher turned into garbage disposal, he would eat anything in his sight, even the arowana food he would eat and no the food dont fit his mouth, but somehow he always able to swallow it and i can see the food bulging everywhere on his stomach and its not pretty..
should i quarintine my sen bichir as he would eat anything i want the others to eat too espesially my BGK.
input is appreciated thanks!!

no need to quarantine, just feed more

 

[dayak]

so its natural for my grey sen?
the albino i have dont exhibit the same eating habit thats what worries me

 

[mdblo3]

My sens both eat like that.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

Well, you want to be careful with big pieces. Bichirs can choke easily.

Also, senegals are more prone to obesity. I have seen some seriously fat senegals. They kinda look like toothpaste tubes, with their itty heads and their enormous bodies.

 

[EmrePekdeniz]

Well, you want to be careful with big pieces. Bichirs can choke easily.

Also, senegals are more prone to obesity. I have seen some seriously fat senegals. They kinda look like toothpaste tubes, with their itty heads and their enormous bodies.

Oh.. I really would like to have a fish like that.

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

Thats good news! A 'garbage can' bichir is a happy bichir

Just throw the food all over the tank so that others would get the chance to eat.