Baby senegal bichir food

[TigerBarbs]

Hat should i feed my 5 inch senegal. He loves frozen bloodworms but needs different foods.

 

[librarygirl]

Try this:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f29/senegal-bichir-polypterus-senegalus-by-fruitbat-20656.html

 

[alLexX]

you started 2 threads on the same topic,thats against the rules. and try shrimp pellets,every fish i have(except for ottos)loves them

 

[Fishguy2727]

A high quality sinking pellet would be ideal. I prefer New Life Spectrum, Hikari's Sinking Carnivore Pellets would be a decent second option.

 

[TigerBarbs]

What about live ghost shrimp?

 

[mudraker]

I'm sure it would love them. the NLS fishguy suggested is definately a good staple food.

 

[Fishguy2727]

I don't recommend live food at all. It is not nutritionally complete or balanced, can introduce pathogens, and can increase aggression. High quality pellets are a much better option.

 

[TigerBarbs]

my thought on live foods is it would be more natural than pellets that dont move. would they be okay for a treat like a few of them a month?

 

[Aski247]

I used haikari's small sinking pellets and frozen blood worms, as well as krill. He loves all them.

 

[TigerBarbs]

Are the hikari pellets the carnivore ones?

 

[Aski247]

Yeah, they worked like a charm. He's on to the med. Size ones now.

 

[TigerBarbs]

What would be better for a small bichir an tiger barbs nls or hikari carnivore pellets?

 

[Fishguy2727]

IME definitely the NLS. Some fish don't take to it immediately, but that simply means you need to get them hungry (which can happen with any food).

 

[TigerBarbs]

Ok so what size and kind

 

[Fishguy2727]

I would feed 2mm for the tiger barbs and 3mm for the bichir. I use the Thera+A formula because of the extra garlic, but the regular formula is fine. It does sink.

 

[Aquadestroyer]

I've had great experience with hikari

 

[TigerBarbs]

Have you tried NLS?

 

[Aquadestroyer]

Nope I can't get it around here

 

[TigerBarbs]

What fish do you have?

 

[Aquadestroyer]

On hikari two Oscars, in one tank and in another a senagal bicher ornate bicher and a rope fish