New Baby Bichir Diet

[guppy]

Redworms from bait shops are very cheap and most fish like them, just cut them in 1/2 for fish under 4".

 

[zhuangsw]

So far he's eating frozen brine shrimp and seems to like it. I'm gonna go to the LFS ans get some blood worms and guppies.

hows the baby endi doing? try feeding chop-up bite size market prawns. (yes, those that we buy from the market and eat).

all birchirs love them, my senegals go crazy whenever they smell it dropping into the water.

 

[Gooda]

Frozen Blood worms and Brine shrimp seemed to pack on the pounds for my bichirs. Guppy fry and feeder goldfish are great too, then they can eat when they want, even if you arn't arround all the time. Earthworms work well too, just make sure that you keep them for a week or so before you feed them in case they were exposed to some sort of pesticide.

 

[STONEDFISH]

I've fed him some ghost shrimp and frozen brine so far. I tried to feed him a frog, but it's way bigger than him....oops.
I want to get another one (bichir), but I gotta see what my guy can get. This one is pretty active.....I like him.

 

[beblondie]

Do not feed goldfish they are oily, poor in nutrition,contain a large amonut of growth inhibiting hormone,generaly in poor condition and have an anterior hard spine and if eaten wrong may cause major damage-Anne

 

[STONEDFISH]

good to know.

 

[beblondie]

I forgot studies have shown a heavy diet of goldfish causes a fatty layer to develop on the liver causing liver problems -Anne

 

[Gooda]

Anne is right about over feeding goldfish, it should be a last resort, The only reason that I mentioned it is I don't have much for alternatives in Colorado, and if you are forced to go that rought it payes to quaranteen and gutload them.