feeding fahaka

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feeding fahaka

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just curious how much and how often you guys feed your fahaka? i do 3 or so mussells/ 1 large prawn etc etc every other day. was feeding every day but he looked very fat and was lethargic, since swapping to every other day he is less lethargic but still likes his corner lol. want to find a crayfish or similar but are impossible to get where i live. can get blue lobsters or rock shrimp but at £15 a go that would be a rare treat lol. plus is a blue lobster safe as food? can i feed crickets? sorry lots of questions but want to vary diet as much as poss to keep him happy. thanks guys, love the forum
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Re: feeding fahaka

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sorry he's about 12" not including tail lol
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Re: feeding fahaka

Post by lesleyanndunn »

have seen you live in UK
there are blue lobster/crayfish currently on ebay for £3.95
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Re: feeding fahaka

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sweet will check that awesome
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Re: feeding fahaka

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Hey ask your lfs if they sell River Shrimp. You can get about 15 for a £1. My Fahaka loves them

ps I've also fed him crickets but not all the time
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i put them in regularly just wanted something crunchy other tan snails ta
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I feed mine, crayfish(that i breed), rock shrimp, regular shrimp, clams. Dont do much snails anymore cause they take for ever to get big enough
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Re: feeding fahaka

Post by FADE2BLACK_1973 »

Krill because of its high nutritional values, market shrimp, scallops, live earthworms, live night crawlers and live crayfish. All are 100% raw in not alive.
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Re: feeding fahaka

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My 12" fellow gets 2 good meals/week & smaller snacks when the other fish are fed every other day.
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Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis
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Re: feeding fahaka

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Have a big pack of frozen krill he refuses to eat it, what are night crawlers? He loves earthworms I hate the squelch he makes with them.
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Post by lesleyanndunn »

night crawlers are woodlouse i think!
mine love woodlouse!
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C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
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Re: feeding fahaka

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Nightcrawlers = Earthworms.
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one fahaka ~ *Kruger* (RIP) :(
also kept: DP's, GSP'S, and BBG's
Location (country): Bangor, UK
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o0oh i thought woodlouse! :)
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Re: feeding fahaka

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woodlouse=rollie pollie's around here
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Re: feeding fahaka

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Kaya is about 20+ cm including tail. She gets her meals every other day or after 3 days a bit depending on how big her last meal was.

I feed her Black tiger shrimp the size divers. Crabs legs and scissors. Dutch mussels depending on their size 2/4 per meal (now have a box with small ones). Found some Calamaris on the market the other day at first she didnt know what to do with it but now she devours them. All foods are raw and frozen.

Somehow the ramshorn snails keep dying on me really dunno why lol. I got some applesnails from a dutch forum for free, will those also do the trick?

I never tried earthworms, altough i have plenty in my veggie garden.
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