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i just got these six baby bullheads, (all
are under an inch except one)they are
in like a 15gal, bare bottom, with some broken
plant pots, and come out when the light go out, but
how do i know if theyre eating???

Welcome to Planet Catfish.

Feeding bullheads has never been a problem as far as i have encountered. If they are shy or settling in at the moment & only venture out when the lights are off try feeding with something that sinks when the lights are off & observe closely. I have never found them to be fussy eaters so you should have no problems.

Keep us posted & all the best.

how big is your setup?,
whats its look like?
what do you feed them?
and what kind of filter do you use??

and how long can they go without food
if they arent eating??




i dont want my babies to die!!!!!!!

Do you know which variant of bullhead you have?

If you give which state you are in, I'm pretty sure it can be easily determined, but there are 7 different species: .

As far as I can understand, they aren't particularly picky about what they eat, as long as there's some possibility of getting it in their mouth. Obvious good candidates at that size are:
1. mosquito larvae or other small frozen "bits".
2. Sinking pellet type food, such as "Tetra bits" or "catfish pellets".

As long as the food is on the "meaty" side of vegetarian, I'm pretty sure your fish will try to eat it.

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Mats

I don't keep them at the moment (they are restricted in the uk), but i have kept them many times in the past both at home & at the lfs i used to work at.

the 1" individuals (brown bullheads) were started off in a 18x12x12 with a gravel substrate some rock work (smooth pebbles)& flowerpot caves, undergravel filtration powered by an airpump. Bloodworm, earthworms & boken up tablets were all readily consumed. Floating pellets became a favourite when they got up to the 4" mark, where they were transferred to a 36x15x18 powered by an external fluval power filter. As already stated meaty foods are prefered with a relatively large particle size - ie no granules, flakes etc. Thie big mouth is for eating big things!

They became quite tame & would feed from the hand & the biggest i got them to before moving to other species was about 7-8"

little 'uns should feed without difficulty - if yours are not eating & looking in poor health you should quickly check your water conditions. I never had any trouble with these not feeding although i know of some who did have problems but this was identified as down to water quality. Small fish should feed often in small amounts - let us know how yours are going

one more thing, do they absolutely need a filter at
this size??
i lost 4 of them to my whisper filter after being
told that it was great to use!!!
i was so p-o'd!!!

alright, thanks guys, ill try my luck

btw, i already new what they were, sorry

yellow bullheads

Just FYI, your gunna need a separate 75g tank for each male in about 10 months. Your gunna need atleast a 30g for all six in 1 or 2 months.