marbled birchar

[The-Wolf]

A quick question
can marbled bichir polypterus palmas palmas
unhinge their jaws and swallow fish whole?

The reason I'm asking is I have a very fat looking 8" bichir and
one missing 4" danio Maegahalayensis.
I was told that no fish under 3" should be kept with him
but surely a 4" fish should be safe

 

[CFC]

Bichirs swallow food like snakes do so slim fish like Danios will slip down like spaggetti, that bichir must think it is in fishy heaven.

 

[The-Wolf]

I think it is time to rehome him then

now where can I put another tank........

 

[beblondie]

Inside a bichirs mouth besides a ton of teeth they have whats known as gular plates they use to compress food to make it easier to swallow-Anne

Actually deep bodied is more important then length

 

[astroboy]

Gular plates

tons of teeth

 

[Earthgirl]

Wolfies, hun, just come to the dark side and have predatory fish (though I only have 4, not scary tanks likes Paul and CFC).
Give the danios up,

Come hither, my dear, come hither
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Ok, I am sorry, I spammed this one, please delete, if the mods feel so.... )

 

[The-Wolf]

Give the danios up,

NEVER!

Come hither, my dear, come hither
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Joviella]

One night when I went to bed....I had 3 gars.......next day,I only had 2 gars.The ornate bichir looked very fat and full though.
These things happen Paul.