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Old 21-02-2011, 07:23 PM   #1
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Exclamation my Bichirs not eating

i brought a veri small Bichirs but is not eating the shop owner tell me that try feeding frozen bloodworm but still it didn't eat
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Old 21-02-2011, 09:53 PM   #2
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i brought a veri small Bichirs but is not eating the shop owner tell me that try feeding frozen bloodworm but still it didn't eat
Hi bro, how long have you got it? Maybe its still stressed up?
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Old 21-02-2011, 10:21 PM   #3
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Probably not used to new hm yet, shd gv him more time.
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Old 22-02-2011, 12:25 AM   #4
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i brought a veri small Bichirs but is not eating the shop owner tell me that try feeding frozen bloodworm but still it didn't eat
Juz leave e worms in their, give an hour or so. Same thing happened to my friends 1. After an hour cleared clean clean. My friends bic are shy but i duno bout urs but u can try. Cheers
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Old 22-02-2011, 11:37 AM   #5
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was the fish properly introduced into the tank?

try other food? live shrimps or cut up prawn?

how small is small?
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Old 23-02-2011, 05:54 PM   #6
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about 4 to 5 cm long =.= about 4 days le
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Old 24-02-2011, 11:54 AM   #7
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try diff food and if not eaten, scoop out of water.

Any stress factor for the fishes? bigger fish in the tank? too many movement etc?
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Old 05-03-2011, 01:05 PM   #8
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my fish tank onli gt 4 clown loach n 2 bichirs 1 normal 1 albino bichirs
most of the feedin time my albino will take in all the food then bichirs will just swim out to take a look n go back~
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