Ornate Bichir care
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a good food to get your bichir started on pellets are the hikari carnivore pellets. I have never seen a bichir not take these, even if all they've lived off their entire lives was live food. once they start eating pellets, they'll eat anything. Mine will even swim up into my hand, provided i can keep the cichlids from getting to it first.
a good food to get your bichir started on pellets are the hikari carnivore pellets. I have never seen a bichir not take these, even if all they've lived off their entire lives was live food. once they start eating pellets, they'll eat anything. Mine will even swim up into my hand, provided i can keep the cichlids from getting to it first.
He currently has the carnivore pellets, we also discussed them earlier
How about that grow out time?
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cost is not an issue. i do want to know if it would be easier to move it into a ten(very TEMPORARY) by himself so i can get him used to me and eating pellets easier. or is it better to leave him in the 75 amd let him learn to compete for food.
I wouldnt seperate him let him get used to the tank. Not only cost with the thong method but very time consuming and those meaty foods will dirty up the tank, use pelleta as a primary and suppliment with the frozen food, variety is the best way
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Mine were about 2 inch when I got them, and I've had them for 1 year and 1 week.
Wow thats crazy, got mine at same size and there only 11" about 1 year, you must feed them really good, are they as thick as ur wrist yet?
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I feed mine primarily NLS thera A formula, but I also give them massivore pellets, shrimp, and canadian nightcrawlers. They aren't as thick as my wrist, but I have some pretty thick wrists. they are probably 2/3rds the thickness of my wrist.
When they were smaller, they were difficult to feed, and I had to use the night time method. But during morning and evening feedings, they will get right up there with my big cichlids, grabbing food at the same time they are.
When they were smaller, they were difficult to feed, and I had to use the night time method. But during morning and evening feedings, they will get right up there with my big cichlids, grabbing food at the same time they are.
I feed mine primarily NLS thera A formula, but I also give them massivore pellets, shrimp, and canadian nightcrawlers. They aren't as thick as my wrist, but I have some pretty thick wrists. they are probably 2/3rds the thickness of my wrist.
When they were smaller, they were difficult to feed, and I had to use the night time method. But during morning and evening feedings, they will get right up there with my big cichlids, grabbing food at the same time they are.
Awsome, yea im not that big at 5'7" so gueass my wrist could be small lol. Keep it care free Dude.
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Thanks. I usually feed once in mourning and at night. Mourning is a handful of floating cichlid pellets and Hikari carnivore. At night it's a handful of Hikari carnivore, floating pellets, 2 bloodworm cubes and 2 krill cubes. It varies every week and what season it's in. Lately I've been feeding earth worms caught in my garden and brine shrimp. I will start night feeding for the ornate. And when summer comes around I'll take out my 10' castnet with 3/16" mesh and net small bait fish for them.
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