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Old 19-08-2007, 12:48 AM   #1
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Default Is fei feng really vegetarians ?

was told fei feng or semaprochilodus species eats algae and considered vegetarian like.
is this their main diet or they can be carnivorous?
would appreciate fei feng owners experience with this fish.
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Old 19-08-2007, 12:57 AM   #2
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bro i dun tink they r pure vegetarians......My ff diet is algae wafer,sinking carnivorous pellet and likes to suck on mp too.........
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Old 19-08-2007, 01:19 AM   #3
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Feifeng is a characin. Not cichlid.
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Old 19-08-2007, 10:30 AM   #4
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ya..
they are chacrins..
i think they are more of a grazer kinda fish...
they suck anything that can feed into their mouths...
slime coats of fish included!
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Old 20-08-2007, 12:20 AM   #5
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ya..
they are chacrins..
i think they are more of a grazer kinda fish...
they suck anything that can feed into their mouths...
slime coats of fish included!
Talking about slime coat, just went to zoo on friday with a bro and saw the motoros there being sucked by fei feng with lots of wound on there body, poor things.
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Old 20-08-2007, 01:10 AM   #6
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I think they are not vegetarian , they eat food that can fix in their mouth , like tubiworm & blood worm .
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Old 20-08-2007, 01:16 AM   #7
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i have 2 FF together with my discus and they also eat the BH too
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Old 20-08-2007, 01:57 AM   #8
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hi all,
thnks.
now i know what to feed them with.
almost everything my other fishes eat.
cheers.
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Old 20-08-2007, 03:41 AM   #9
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hi all,
thnks.
now i know what to feed them with.
almost everything my other fishes eat.
cheers.
yes bro, including your fish slime coat! These FFs can really suck on everything.
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Old 20-08-2007, 11:49 AM   #10
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Don't think so any fishes I know is pure vegetarian..
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