sometimes i could read the question about bichirs not eating from the ground ... here are two pics showing my Polypterus congicus eating sturgeon pellets from a leaf of a big sword plant. She (my cong is a female) could not see the food but could smell it - after having found the pellets she only had to open the mouth to let them fall in ...
My P.congicus is eating everywhere in the tank - also my P.ornatipinnis, P.p.polli and P.senegalus are acting this way. All others are also doing that but they need more time.
Here is shown my male Polypterus senegalus - you can see the teeth ...
... and here is my Polypterus ornatipinnis in aclose view ...
I was asked to make a full tank shot - this full-body-pic of my Polypterus senegalus is nearby as to show a bit the structure of one of my tanks. The problem to make good full-tank-shots is the distance and the lens i'm using up to this time - my lenses are working well when photographing landscapes or even fish, birds, mammals ... but when i try to photograph the full tank i will not get the results i want ...
my Polypterus endlicheri congicus is a stunning eater and i think she (a lady bichir) has grown ... these congs are very fast growing i think! Unfortunately she don't like to be sized (as the most women except female sumo ringers) so this is an approximate number: 17"!!
And: My Polypterus teugelsi has falled in love with her ...
My congicus has been growing pretty well, but not super fast...probably 3" in 3 months (close to 13" now). mine loves to eat, too. didn't take anything for it to start eating sinking pellets