Bangaii feeding

[adirondack]

Hi,

Picked up 3 tank raised Bangaii from local LFS about a week ago. They were on sale for $20. They are approx. 4 months old. Wondering what the best thing to feed them is? They said they were feeding them mysis shrimp and other frozen. They do get excited by the shrimp, but I think the the Bangaii are a little to small to eat them, they take one, then eventually spit it out. I've tried brine, baby brine, red worms. Maybe they're eating more than I can tell, but I'm a little worried they aren't getting enough. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[mapleredta]

Mine were eating rods

 

[snorvich]

I would feed them whatever the LFS was feeding.

 

[Wolverine]

My banggai have always eaten basically whatever I put in the tank as long as they can fit it into their mouths.

Just as a warning, if two of your banggai pair up, there's a good chance the 3rd will be killed.

 

[adirondack]

I can't get Rod's locally, and I'm not going to pay that shipping cost. The LFS said they were feeding them mysis, blood worms and other frozen, I have seen 2 of them eay mysis, sometime's spitting them back out, because I think they're a little big for them. They don't respond to bloodworms or dry food at all. Maybe they're eating more than I think.

 

[milkman55]

Just chop the mysis up into smaller pieces for them. I have heard of people feeding shaved mysis to baby banggai after they get them established. As they grow, just go to regular mysis.