enzoom1 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hey I bought a albino senegal ( :bounce: ) the other day and I was wondering what all you bichir keepers feed yours. I bought a packet of hikari sinking carnivore pellets and some frozen fish meal. So far all he/shes been eating is a block of the fish meal. Any other suggestions on food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougstark Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 My ornate will eat just about anything small enough to swallow including live fish. Should eat any sinking food including frozen foods and ox heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I Use the Hikari as its staple diet occasional treats of ox heart, shrimp and the odd guppy kull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzoom1 Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Well I've come against my first obstacle... my silver dollars are eating everything before it hits the ground, let alone give the sen time to smell out the food. Anyone else have these problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Get some pvc pipe, Put it in the tank so that one ends near the bichirs face and the others sticking out of the water, drop food in pipe and it will go straight to the bichir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I have to feed mine in a similar way, he's just too slow and I have an Oscar. I have a terracotta pot (wide and shallow) upside down on the bottom with a small entrance cut in the side (just big enough for my ornate to get in). I drop the hikari pellets down some pipe into the pot via the drain hole in the bottom (now the top) he smells the food and goes to have a feed when he's ready. The other thing to remember is Bichir's are nocturnal with an amazing sense of smell so you can just feed them after lights out. Try and teach it to hand feed, I regret I didn't with my ornate...but it is hard with an oscar in the tank :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I just got 2 really nice Ornates that are approx 12cm. They are eating well but was wondering if they ate snails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougstark Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I have water snails in with my bichir and he does not touch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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