Bichir Thread #49

[trowa]

Originally Posted by TuNA

Very nice looking plat, it doesn't have "the face".
Compared to the last one I viewed for sale from an indo guy, this is much better. I think he was trying to sell me a plat Senegal for the price of play Endi.

HA ha.. still stringent on the face

Originally Posted by desmondpeh

Hi Trowa,

For juv platies, try to get them to start eating by feeding some tubifex if all else fails.. Mine started on tubifex and is taking FBW and feeders buffet now. Trying to pump them up quickly so they can join the big guys in my 4ft tank now.

When they get bigger, I think it should be easier to train them to take pellets and other food.

Will try try!!

Originally Posted by tokyogasmask

I buy bags of frozen beef heart chunks to bulk up Juveniles.
They can't resist it and works fast!

My new WC Nigerian Endli is on a strict course of beef heart and massivore right now!

Hope can find...

[Sunday]

Try minced meat(pork/beef) and chicken liver. They'll love it as well. Chicken liver is real cheap, $2+ from NTUC for a whole packet! Fishes love the blood I suppose.

[desmondpeh]

Originally Posted by Sunday

Try minced meat(pork/beef) and chicken liver. They'll love it as well. Chicken liver is real cheap, $2+ from NTUC for a whole packet! Fishes love the blood I suppose.

Won't it spoil the water very fast?

Originally Posted by Sunday

Try minced meat(pork/beef) and chicken liver. They'll love it as well. Chicken liver is real cheap, $2+ from NTUC for a whole packet! Fishes love the blood I suppose.

Minced beef...
...No thanks. Asking for trouble!

[Kohaku]

Originally Posted by trowa

Thanks bro!! You hit the jackpot! She likes to squeeze herself into a hole. Yours words are assuring! Trying all diet to pump her... but she don't like... sigh....

You are welcome. Btw try those that TGM or desmondpeh suggest. But be careful when feeding live feeders. You saw what happen to my SB platinum endy that day right? It died, together with 3 SB endies, after taking small guppies feeders.

Usually tubifex are the basic diet that breeders use to feeder small polypterus. You can try frozen blood worm or try cutting MP to smaller size. You can slowly convert it to the diet you want

[desmondpeh]

Originally Posted by Kohaku

You are welcome. Btw try those that TGM or desmondpeh suggest. But be careful when feeding live feeders. You saw what happen to my SB platinum endy that day right? It died, together with 3 SB endies, after taking small guppies feeders.

Usually tubifex are the basic diet that breeders use to feeder small polypterus. You can try frozen blood worm or try cutting MP to smaller size. You can slowly convert it to the diet you want

Yes.. feeding live feeders definitely need to be careful. Maybe you would like to have a feeder fish quarantine tank for guppies.

As for tubifex.. need to wash n rinse them a few times everytime before feeding.. very smelly and troublesome but almost all juv bichirs takes them readily..

[TRIX]

Sharing the smallest in the family..Little Sausage

[Schmike]

Originally Posted by Sunday

Try minced meat(pork/beef) and chicken liver. They'll love it as well. Chicken liver is real cheap, $2+ from NTUC for a whole packet! Fishes love the blood I suppose.

Those are totally NO. They are too oily and hard for the fish to digest. Those will also spoil your water very easily.

[mshak]

Originally Posted by TRIX

Sharing the smallest in the family..Little Sausage

Bro very nice thick bar Congicus you have =) mind sharing where you got it?

Thanks alot

[trowa]

Originally Posted by TRIX

Sharing the smallest in the family..Little Sausage

The congi with the most prominent stripes I have seen!!