What kind of pellets and how do you get them to eat it because they seem to only like the bloodworms. And before kno4te said Sometimes adding more polys to spread the progression helps. Is he saying that I should get another Senegal and if so do any of you agree with their statement?
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I personally use hikari carnivore and hikari massivore. If they’re picky you can soak the pellets in the blood worms juice for 15-20 minutes then feed them.
Yes agree adding a couple more smaller lower jaw species would help.
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stated soak pellets in bloodworm juice. I personally break pellet into smaller pieces if necessary.I am new at owning bichirs. What do you mean by lower jaw species?
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I apologize but I meant smaller upper jaw Polypterus like Delhezi or mokelembembe.
Oh ok. They are currently in a 75 gallon semi planted tank with a couple hides do you think that would be big enough for them? And thank you for the help.
Ornate bichir is a upper jaw species that grows to large for a 75gal.Yes
