how to feed equally

[L10N]

Hello again guys , I have a YS and Bichir in same tank..
They live peacefully and all..
But one problem is..
I want to fed them equally
YS is eating a lot and bichir is getting only a few since he's a bottom feeder.
How do I feed more to my bichir without feeding a lot to YS because channa shouldnt be eat a lot and shouldnt be fed everyday as I know.

 

[tlindsey]

How do I feed more to my bichir without feeding a lot to YS because channa shouldnt be eat a lot and shouldnt be fed everyday as I know.

You could drop food in after lights are out and room is dark. The endlicheri will find the food by smell.

 

[L10N]

You could drop food in after lights are out and room is dark. The endlicheri will find the food by smell.

already try that...
But YS still finding the feed and rob at night
Thanks for the advice

 

[altums85]

Hand feed it with a long tong or something. That way u pick who eats

 

[Deadeye]

Could you try tong feeding?

 

[L10N]

I will try tong feeding guys...
But my fish got scare when they see their tank lip got lifted.
Thanks for the advice

 

[jjohnwm]

I have only had one Snakehead and one Poly in the past, but owned each of them (not together) for several years. Based on those two, and upon observations of fish owned by others, I'd have to say that this is just not a very good pairing. I'm not even gonna comment on that poor Angelfish...

Snakeheads are simply too aggressive in their feeding to expect them to allow a relatively slow eater like a Poly to get its share. Even with tongs, you'd be hard-pressed to get much food to the Poly until the Snakehead was thoroughly satisfied, i.e. way overfed. You might have some degree of success with tube-feeding, as long as the tube is opaque and thus does not allow the Snakehead to see the food inside, but even then it'll be tough. Same with a divider; your tank is pretty open and unobstructed, so you might be able to insert a divider at feeding time, as long as it doesn't prevent the Poly from feeding. Either method gets old pretty fast and soon stops being fun...ask how I know...

Fish need to be chosen with an eye towards compatibility; this means more than merely similar requirements regarding water chemistry, temperature, flow rate, etc. It also goes beyond simple aggression towards tankmates. Large differences in feeding response can and do result in problems such as less-aggressive feeders becoming stressed and malnourished, and/or more-aggressive feeders becoming obese.

I will try tong feeding guys...
But my fish got scare when they see their tank lip got lifted.
Thanks for the advice

I just saw this last post. If your Snakehead gets nervous when you open your tank lid, I must assume you haven't had it long.

If you think you are having problems now with getting food to your Poly...you ain't seen nothin' yet...

 

[tlindsey]

Fish need to be chosen with an eye towards compatibility; this means more than merely similar requirements regarding water chemistry, temperature, flow rate, etc. It also goes beyond simple aggression towards tankmates. Large differences in feeding response can and do result in problems such as less-aggressive feeders becoming stressed and malnourished, and/or more-aggressive feeders becoming obese.

This is very crucial advice especially having access to the internet.

 

[L10N]

I have only had one Snakehead and one Poly in the past, but owned each of them (not together) for several years. Based on those two, and upon observations of fish owned by others, I'd have to say that this is just not a very good pairing. I'm not even gonna comment on that poor Angelfish...

Snakeheads are simply too aggressive in their feeding to expect them to allow a relatively slow eater like a Poly to get its share. Even with tongs, you'd be hard-pressed to get much food to the Poly until the Snakehead was thoroughly satisfied, i.e. way overfed. You might have some degree of success with tube-feeding, as long as the tube is opaque and thus does not allow the Snakehead to see the food inside, but even then it'll be tough. Same with a divider; your tank is pretty open and unobstructed, so you might be able to insert a divider at feeding time, as long as it doesn't prevent the Poly from feeding. Either method gets old pretty fast and soon stops being fun...ask how I know...

Fish need to be chosen with an eye towards compatibility; this means more than merely similar requirements regarding water chemistry, temperature, flow rate, etc. It also goes beyond simple aggression towards tankmates. Large differences in feeding response can and do result in problems such as less-aggressive feeders becoming stressed and malnourished, and/or more-aggressive feeders becoming obese.



I just saw this last post. If your Snakehead gets nervous when you open your tank lid, I must assume you haven't had it long.

If you think you are having problems now with getting food to your Poly...you ain't seen nothin' yet...

hello sir, Thanks a lot for your reply.
I will try to single out my fish ASAP.
In any case.. can u recommend me which kind of fish could be a perfect tankmate for my Channa YS if possible.
If there is none.. I will try to keep him alone.

 

[jjohnwm]

hello sir, Thanks a lot for your reply.
I will try to single out my fish ASAP.
In any case.. can u recommend me which kind of fish could be a perfect tankmate for my Channa YS if possible.
If there is none.. I will try to keep him alone.

Sorry, but no, I can't. There is no such thing as a "perfect" combination; individual variation tank to tank, fish to fish and aquarist to aquarist makes that impossible to predict other than in a very broad sense.

My limited experience with Snakeheads, i.e. one long-term fish, tells me that I would not try any tankmates for one. Tankmates that were too large to swallow whole...were swallowed in chunks. Tankmates too large to be dismantled were large enough to pose a threat to the Snakehead. Mine was one of the early fish I owned which completely cured me of the "can I add just one more fish to my tank?" syndrome.

Perhaps some other species of Snakehead, like perhaps yours, are different? I can't say; you need someone with much more experience with the various species to weigh in on this topic. Good luck.