POLYPTERUS ENDLICHERI EATING RAT

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Thanks! It is pretty interesting. I heard of it online but never got to see it, and I knew my Endlicheri is big enough to so I gave it a shot.
 
Not really, it just took a few minutes. It seemed like it was trying to crush it with repetitive bites and swallow it whole. The smaller bichir in the tank would death roll pieces off of something like this
 
Did you starve the bichirs a few days so its hungry enough to eat a rat? I think it's awesome when they death roll to break up the food.
 
I that they didn't digest mammal fat very well, err. I guess rats are marsupials. Maybe they don't care
 
lardieleftover said:
I that they didn't digest mammal fat very well, err. I guess rats are marsupials. Maybe they don't care
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Ummmm... rats are rodents, not marsupials.
They shouldn't have an issue eating one on occasion, but I wouldn't sue it as a staple. My ornate has eaten a mouse before. Zoomed right in to it and swallowed it in a few seconds.
 
I starved it only for a day, it was so hungry it basically tracked the rat visually while I had it outside the tank. That's why I believe these fish have better eye sight then thought, but that's just my opinion. I don't use them as a staple in their diet, just fed as a treat once in awhile. BTW TO ALL, PINKY RATS HAVE MORE PROTIEN THAN PINKY MICE. Just letting you all know, in case you wanted to feed em one, rat is the way to go!
 
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