NANFA-- Feeding Bowfin

Mark (mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com)
Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:27:40 -0500

At 9:19 AM -0600 12/14/00, Ty_Hall_at_eFunds.Com wrote:
>Too big. A Bowfin can get up to 3+ feet long and as far as I know also
>requires live feeder fish. Ray Wolff, would know more then I, about the
>care of Bowfin.

I had two bowfin, wild caught, about a foot long. Started them out on live
fish, oscar culls, then got them onto stick food. Took a while, but in
they end they were happy with it.

They didn't get along too well. Had to keep them separate.

Mark
Columbus Ohio USA <))><
mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com

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