@johan753 on my old aro yes. i used tweezers to be careful when feeding my gar. they instinctively come near me when they see me. must've associated me with food
@oneyedthing yes he is. this was a vid around 1 year and a half ago, and the gar has significantly grown since then. Check out my latest vids and see for yourself. smaller birchirs are safe too as everyone's being fed properly
hmmm i fed my rtc lotsa feeders basically its not an rtc anymore more of a brown tail...but never tried superworms.i even tried to give my kuhli's tubifex but no deal
hmmmm .... my kuhlies=yes my rtc=no... My rtc doesnt like live food or frozen.and my kuhli never ate a single thing..I asked the shop of what it eats and they said sinking pellets. i gave em what they said.and they didn't eat a single pellet..
Hmm my kuhli's tank gets lots of new fish and 4 small driftwoods for their hiding spots...my RTC's diet stopped after he didnt stop eating the feeders then stopped when he digested it...basically my 2 new loaches and my rtc wont eat...
uh its pretty good but then My RTC wont eat live food no more and my new Kuhli loaches wont eat a thing i give em... but then my ornate is now 6.5 inches..hmm any words of wisdom of my 2 troubled fish?
@dallasstar84 thanks. i give them a wide variety of food from beef heart, chicken heart, chicken meat, pork, various insects, feeder fish etc. usually twice a day with just the same amounts of food per feeding. bichirs are scavengers, and like to stock in on food whenever they get a chance so just give them enough so they won't over eat.
@dallasstar84 just as long sa noone fits someone's mouth, they're safe. my smaller bichirs usually swim away when they get nipped by the oscars (turning 2 years this august at around 10-12"), but my larger bichir ( an 18" 5 year old ornate) doesn't seem to mind when he gets nipped.
Hey it's Me again. my ornate bichir is on a 20 gal. tank because he is still very small.A medium sized drift wood (loves hiding in it) 3 small plants and 2 tall plastic plants,aerator,filter.rockish gravel. any thing else i need?
Hey it's Me again. my bichir is on a 20 gal. tank because he is still very small.A medium sized drift wood (loves hiding in it) 3 small plants and 2 tall plastic plants,aerator,filter.rockish gravel. any thing else i need?
@subkarl08 wow those are big feeders! oh i meant i used to have 2 spotted gars but one died a few months back. from what i believe and read about, your fish will eat as long as they are hungry. they will stop once they're full. i've had an experience with my remaining gar just swimming with the feeders (about 1" or bigger river mollies and guppies) and not eating any of them when it was full.
dude this is karls friend he let me use his account cuz i have to ask you smthn how big is your spotted gar ? i have one, he eats 5 feeder goldfish a day, am i over feeding? and what fish can i mix it with cuz i get board watching an 8 inch predator wonder the empty 25 galon (temporary) can i mix a redtail catfish or ghost knife fish another gar maybe
@subkarl08 my spotted gar is around 13-15" right now. got him at about 8-10" a few months back. he's been eating like a pig ever since and has a very fat body. how big are your feeder fish exactly? the gar is living with 10 poly's, a jardini and 2 large oscars (all predatory fish) and i've been feeding them feeder fish by the dozens. i've also noticed that the gars (i used to have 2) eat up their fill and just park themselves near the bottom when they're stuffed
another note: you can also feed it with bits of meat, chicken or pork, mine loves them. I just watched the vid again and can't believe how small it was before. right now it's about the same size as the jar.
well chances are he's still getting used to his new environment which is your tank. you can feed him bits of meat, shrimp or superworms. be patient, eventually when he becomes hungry he'll take anything you give him. i got mine around 4 years ago and he didn't eat a lot too at first but now just gulps down house lizards in a second
did u try hand feeding them? i have some but im afraid they would bite
johan753 3 weeks ago
@johan753 on my old aro yes. i used tweezers to be careful when feeding my gar. they instinctively come near me when they see me. must've associated me with food
wyldkardacccsu 3 weeks ago
is that gar safe from the mouth of the ornate bichir? I also see a small bichir near that orane. yikes!
oneyedthing 4 weeks ago
@oneyedthing yes he is. this was a vid around 1 year and a half ago, and the gar has significantly grown since then. Check out my latest vids and see for yourself. smaller birchirs are safe too as everyone's being fed properly
wyldkardacccsu 3 weeks ago
THATS NOT AN ORNATE BICHIR,THATS A MONSTER!
eatapotato0056 1 month ago
@eatapotato0056 thanks for the kind words, i've had him for 5 1/2 years now.
wyldkardacccsu 1 month ago
hmmm i fed my rtc lotsa feeders basically its not an rtc anymore more of a brown tail...but never tried superworms.i even tried to give my kuhli's tubifex but no deal
RPGL07 3 months ago
have you tried giving them live feed? hmmm feeder fish or super worms
wyldkardacccsu 3 months ago
hmmmm .... my kuhlies=yes my rtc=no... My rtc doesnt like live food or frozen.and my kuhli never ate a single thing..I asked the shop of what it eats and they said sinking pellets. i gave em what they said.and they didn't eat a single pellet..
RPGL07 3 months ago
errrrrr basically they both wont eat and im worried they both would starve to death or get ill.
RPGL07 3 months ago
@RPGL07 forgot to ask, did you change their food?
wyldkardacccsu 3 months ago
Hmm my kuhli's tank gets lots of new fish and 4 small driftwoods for their hiding spots...my RTC's diet stopped after he didnt stop eating the feeders then stopped when he digested it...basically my 2 new loaches and my rtc wont eat...
RPGL07 3 months ago
hmm did you recently change water? add tank mates? do any major changes to your tank? usually your fish react to stress by going on a diet.
wyldkardacccsu 3 months ago
uh its pretty good but then My RTC wont eat live food no more and my new Kuhli loaches wont eat a thing i give em... but then my ornate is now 6.5 inches..hmm any words of wisdom of my 2 troubled fish?
RPGL07 3 months ago
@RPGL07 dude did i ever ask where you're from? lol
wyldkardacccsu 3 months ago
@wyldkardacccsu its me ur old friend Subkarl08 ^_^
RPGL07 3 months ago
@RPGL07 hey man good to see you here again. how's the new fish?
wyldkardacccsu 3 months ago
hello dude im back sorry hehe i lost my other account.... so heres whats new
i got a 75 gallon now
my ornati is doing fine and got new carnivores.
RPGL07 3 months ago
@RPGL07 who were you again? post your vids so i could see your fish as well
wyldkardacccsu 3 months ago
that is a gorgeous bichir
Alastor683 3 months ago
@Alastor683 thanks!
wyldkardacccsu 3 months ago
@wyldkardacccsu how old is the bichir in this video?
Alastor683 3 months ago
@Alastor683 he's 5 years old (atleast that's how long i've had him lol)
wyldkardacccsu 3 months ago
lol big boys a beast! what do u feed them to get them to grow like that and how many times a day?
dallasstar84 10 months ago
@dallasstar84 thanks. i give them a wide variety of food from beef heart, chicken heart, chicken meat, pork, various insects, feeder fish etc. usually twice a day with just the same amounts of food per feeding. bichirs are scavengers, and like to stock in on food whenever they get a chance so just give them enough so they won't over eat.
wyldkardacccsu 10 months ago
ok cool it was the bichir i was concerned with, especially with those 2
dallasstar84 10 months ago
@dallasstar84 just as long sa noone fits someone's mouth, they're safe. my smaller bichirs usually swim away when they get nipped by the oscars (turning 2 years this august at around 10-12"), but my larger bichir ( an 18" 5 year old ornate) doesn't seem to mind when he gets nipped.
wyldkardacccsu 10 months ago
how well does your oscar,gar and bichir get along
dallasstar84 10 months ago
@dallasstar84 they go along just fine. the only time they do nip on each other is when they haven't been fed for a week and that rarely happens
wyldkardacccsu 10 months ago
Hey it's Me again. my ornate bichir is on a 20 gal. tank because he is still very small.A medium sized drift wood (loves hiding in it) 3 small plants and 2 tall plastic plants,aerator,filter.rockish gravel. any thing else i need?
subkarl08 1 year ago
@subkarl08 everything seems to be good. just make sure it doesn't ingest some of your gravel if it's too small, might clog up it's stomach.
wyldkardacccsu 1 year ago
Hey it's Me again. my bichir is on a 20 gal. tank because he is still very small.A medium sized drift wood (loves hiding in it) 3 small plants and 2 tall plastic plants,aerator,filter.rockish gravel. any thing else i need?
subkarl08 1 year ago
Hmm this is karl's friend again.i feed him 4 and 3 inch feeder gold fish , i didnt quite understud ur reply on two gars can you rephrase it.
subkarl08 1 year ago
@subkarl08 wow those are big feeders! oh i meant i used to have 2 spotted gars but one died a few months back. from what i believe and read about, your fish will eat as long as they are hungry. they will stop once they're full. i've had an experience with my remaining gar just swimming with the feeders (about 1" or bigger river mollies and guppies) and not eating any of them when it was full.
wyldkardacccsu 1 year ago
dude this is karls friend he let me use his account cuz i have to ask you smthn how big is your spotted gar ? i have one, he eats 5 feeder goldfish a day, am i over feeding? and what fish can i mix it with cuz i get board watching an 8 inch predator wonder the empty 25 galon (temporary) can i mix a redtail catfish or ghost knife fish another gar maybe
subkarl08 1 year ago
@subkarl08 my spotted gar is around 13-15" right now. got him at about 8-10" a few months back. he's been eating like a pig ever since and has a very fat body. how big are your feeder fish exactly? the gar is living with 10 poly's, a jardini and 2 large oscars (all predatory fish) and i've been feeding them feeder fish by the dozens. i've also noticed that the gars (i used to have 2) eat up their fill and just park themselves near the bottom when they're stuffed
wyldkardacccsu 1 year ago
another note: you can also feed it with bits of meat, chicken or pork, mine loves them. I just watched the vid again and can't believe how small it was before. right now it's about the same size as the jar.
wyldkardacccsu 1 year ago
i have an ornate bichir for christmas but he does not eat. he is young i can see a bit of his external gills...what do i feed him?
subkarl08 1 year ago
@subkarl08
well chances are he's still getting used to his new environment which is your tank. you can feed him bits of meat, shrimp or superworms. be patient, eventually when he becomes hungry he'll take anything you give him. i got mine around 4 years ago and he didn't eat a lot too at first but now just gulps down house lizards in a second
wyldkardacccsu 1 year ago
right not it's around 18 1/2 "
wyldkardacccsu 1 year ago
HOW MANY INCHES? AND BUETIFUL
MRDONTCARE101 1 year ago
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MRDONTCARE101 1 year ago
beautiful bichir
Gourami86 1 year ago