if you really hardworking and goods into diy then there is a solutions for you bro...i oso diy my owned sump as well. if you really like it or without fancy then is a good trial. else you can do aquaphonic combo which the waste of fish will goes into your vege aka organic vege...

Nice looking endlis & ornate.

Is that short-body albino senegalus?

All so thin. T.T
2 endli, 1 ansorgij, 1 ornate, 1 albino senagalus in thr. Haha. Nt short body.

Maybe it takes time for them to settle down in new home. About pumping up their body, should ask sis genie_lee as she owns fat fat bichirs

1 month already lo, and tat ansorgii barely eats.
Urs also fat wert. Haiyo.

try to feed with live baits such as pencil fish/feeder fish sure can eat wan..but put abit2 la..

Dats why, 'comm'ing fishes can be challenging, as certain species (and even certain individuals) have their own behaviour. Hows ur recent feeding style? Maybe u can try small fishes in big quantity. Cuz if u put few units per time, maybe the one with more active characteristics will finish it all.

My case, i put 20-30 small fishes (the one costs about 10 cents). Sometimes they both (endli & ornate) finish all 30 in 2 days. Sometimes i put additional 10-20 bigger fishes (costs 20 cents), which was meant only for the big endli. I never tried bigger tilapias (costs 50 cents), cuz i think theyre too big. But u never tell how big is too big when it comes to bichir feeding

There once he killed quite a big carp, but finally gave up as he couldnt swallow it up whole

Watt??? 30 small fishes cost only 10 cents? So cheap! Nw im feeding three times daily(massivore pellets) and put in 5-6 feeder fish(my lfs call it ikan seluang) mixed wit baby carps at nite. Bt i tink only my albino senegal n endli hunt for the fish, the ansorgii is too lazy though.

This post has been edited by Jay Chua CC: Jan 7 2013, 03:41 PM

How small is your ansorgii?
Buy dried freezed Krill-E or frozen bloodworms.
How big is ur massvore and why feed three times?

They might refuse pellets if got feeder fishes around. Maybe u can try more fishes at night? My endli only hunts fish at night. Daytime only go for leftover SW.

3 times daily and hows the water change?
I bet the water is very rich.

Nope. Wasnt me saying that la.. I only feed massivore delite occasionally, when i cant get feeder fishes. And also feed it to my turtle in another tank

oops.
Jay, go google more info.
I noticed u didnt do much home work and just ask any questions.
Do your homework and then get ur mind clear up here when some info confuses you.
This is what we all do.

lol. where in the world got that kind of pricing.. i mean 10 cents per fish la.. Sometimes got 12 for rm1. Ur seluang fish how many can get for rm1?

10-12cm lor.
I break thm into pieces la, of course. Thn hw many times i shud feed the massivore? @@

Hw i noe, haha. U say 1 ma. 20 i tink. O din bothr to count thm. Lol

Does big polypterus eat the small ones according to rule 'as long it fits the mouth'?what are u guys' experience?between same n different subspecies..

As Genie said, if there's nothing to eat, everything will be food for polyps



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Who needs massivore?? BrNd new. Rm65 only, bought rm90. Get frm ggming if wan. Tq.

I buy feeder fish from big farm cost around 3-5 cents per piece depending on size. They call it leko or low grade carp fry or something like that. I found out that some species of bichirs only active and eat at night and some are active all the time.