Power feeding Bullheads

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Okay, so i have about 10-12 baby bullheads in my tank.
One of them is in the 3'' range.
One of them is in the 2 1/2'' range.
The rest are all about an inch.

Ive been feeding them Wardley shrimp pellets daily.

Today i fed them some Pee's, More shrimp pellets than i usually feed, and a handful of goldfish flakes.

What should i feed them to help boost there growth a bit?

Thanks.
 
It really doesn't matter :D The are trash compacters.
 
I don't suggest "power feeding" them. Feed them a little bit at a time a couple times a day. They will eat just about anything so I do suggest variety. Frozen shrimp, beefheart and squid, veggie rounds, earthworms, crayfish, various pellets etc. For optimum growth water quality is just as important as food intake. Clean the tank often and keep an eye on your water parems. Bullhead grow fast, no need to rush it.
 
shrimp, crawfish, silversides, beefheart, algae tabs, koi food, bread, peas, zuccini, fish filets, humans.... they will eat anything lol theyre not picky.
 
I like that list Sturgeon! You could probably even feed them table scraps.
 
or bloodworms to that list to

Ive feed mine stuff from the table... lol

But if you give it more of a variety for food, it will grow faster. I had some that where an inch and at this lfs they had one also, and a few weeks later mine doubled in size, and theirs was still the same size.
 
I caution the use of human foods such as bread, cheese, meat etc. Though they will eat these things they should not eat these things. They aren't healthy for a fish and can make quite the mess in an aquarium.
 
Well I wasnt meaning cheese and bread stuff, I was talking about shrimp and fish and things of that sort that where left over and never cooked
 
these guys love tadpoles to its funny to watch them eat them but just keep the water clean and give them a balenced diet and they grow fast these guys will eat anything thow i've seen people try to use cunks of soap to catch them and it worked i wouldn't suggest this as soap is very bad for your tank or your local river but i thought it was interesting
 
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