Shrimp Vs Krill vs tilapia

[tcarswell]

I feed my poly senegal bichir and my livingstonni krill and silversides. I was wondering if shrimp/ chopped tilapia would be good additions to their diets ?
Are any known to be better than the others would switching between these four foods be a good idea???

Thanks everyone ,
Tcarswell

 

[Citrinellus]

I'm curious how this is going to turn out. I bought 2 5" senegals about a week ago. I have fed them tilapia once because we were having it for dinner. They went nuts for it. I currently have them on hikari carnivore pellets right now, but as they get bigger i want to introduce silversides.

 

[benzjamin13]

Adding those proteins to their diet would be great. It's always good to give them some variety.

 

[tcarswell]

My baby senegals have always been fed mini hikari sinking carnivore then slowly chopped krill and silversides until I phase out the pellets usually.

 

[tcarswell]

Adding those proteins to their diet would be great. It's always good to give them some variety.

Thats what I was thinking thanks a bunch for the reassurance not many people were posting.... maybe I should try to move this to the bichir section.

Anyone else have any input ??

 

[beblondie]

go read the primer in the polypterus stickie section it should answer your question-Anne

 

[tcarswell]

go read the primer in the polypterus stickie section it should answer your question-Anne

Reading now thank you!

 

[rdx1555]

Your Livingstonii is a African Rift Lake Cichlid and those are normally prone to bloat when fed high protein diets but a Livingstonii is a predator so its probably ok. Unless this is already common knowledge I would verify if a high protein diet will not cause bloat in a Livingstonii.

Otherwise meaty frozen foods like shrimps, tilapia, and silversides are great supplements for your poly. Even better if soaked in vitamins like Seachems Nourish lol.

 

[krichardson]

I use krill and shrimp as food for my fish but I have not tried the tilapia.

 

[tcarswell]

I use krill and shrimp as food for my fish but I have not tried the tilapia.

I got some and threw it in there the bichir went nuts for it.