Genghis Khan fish can eat small fish and shrimp, artificial feed, loach, eel, etc., and can also be fed with cleaned chicken liver, chicken heart, pork, etc.

The young Genghis Khan fish mainly eats zooplankton, aquatic plants and algae. Adult Genghis Khan fish should be fed once a day, and one feeding is seven or eight minutes full. They can choose to feed in the morning or afternoon, but cannot be fed at night, which can easily lead to indigestion of Genghis Khan fish.