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feeding fahaka
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:58 pm
by bertie 83
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
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:04 pm
by bertie 83
sorry he's about 12" not including tail lol
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:30 pm
by lesleyanndunn
have seen you live in UK
there are blue lobster/crayfish currently on ebay for £3.95
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:13 pm
by bertie 83
sweet will check that awesome
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:02 pm
by Arny
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
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:17 pm
by bertie 83
i put them in regularly just wanted something crunchy other tan snails ta
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:38 pm
by xrayjeeper83
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
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:45 pm
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.
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:03 am
by Pufferpunk
My 12" fellow gets 2 good meals/week & smaller snacks when the other fish are fed every other day.
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:15 am
by bertie 83
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.
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:31 am
by lesleyanndunn
night crawlers are woodlouse i think!
mine love woodlouse!
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:41 am
by Pufferpunk
Nightcrawlers = Earthworms.
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:31 pm
by lesleyanndunn
o0oh i thought woodlouse!
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:50 pm
by xrayjeeper83
woodlouse=rollie pollie's around here
Re: feeding fahaka
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:57 am
by Clowntje
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.