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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.
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.