rockyofhockey
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You need to keep feeding him what you are now like frozen stuff and maybe brine shrimp or whatever you have been feeding him. But as he gets bigger you need to start feeding him some live foods. Something like small feeder fish would work and maybe something like ghost shrimp.
When do u think would be good size to start feeding him live foods. He eats mealworms sometimes but shows no aggression toward my other fish in the tank so idk how he will eat feeder fish
I'd say when he reaches 4-5 inches maybe. He will eat anything that fits in his mouth so if you can find a fish that will easily fit in his mouth he will eat it.
Ok thx for the advice also mines albino senegalus and was told that he won't get bigger then 8-9 inches. Is this true?
It really depends on the bichir. Most max out around 8-10 inches but I've heard stories of them growing up to 12 inches.
don't feed him live fish unless they've been previously gut loaded and quarantined. Even when he gets bigger you should never have him on a diet of only live foods, live foods should be only an occasional snack. Continue to feed him pellets and stuff with the occasional shrimp and bloodworm. Frozen foods can be thrown into the mix as well. Hikari puts out some nice foods for carnivorous fish too.
I'm sorry but what's a quarantined tank? Also why does gut loading mean
You need to keep feeding him what you are now like frozen stuff and maybe brine shrimp or whatever you have been feeding him. But as he gets bigger you need to start feeding him some live foods. Something like small feeder fish would work and maybe something like ghost shrimp.
Good looking lil guy!