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hey all...i have 5 clown loaches and 4 silver dollar in a 55g tank..the problem that i have is..they only eat worms...which is quite bad cuz they wont eat flake foods which is much cheaper..any suggestions on how to solve this problem?<br>p.s. i have a 15 inch arowana..and im trying desperately to cut down costs..<br><br>thank you

You can leave them 2/3 days without food & then feed them Flakes. If they'll be hungry, they should eat them. You must also feed them a variaty of foods & not just one type. Different foods means healthy fish & welcome to FP.


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but wat if they still dont eat?thx!

First try it & the see if they'll eat or not. If they don't eat, you must continue feeding them worms & try other foods with them, to see if they'll eat it or not.


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oh..thx alot..really appreciate ur help...well...im still new when it comes to rearing clown loaches..hehe...cuz in malaysia...its only RM3 which is less than 1 USD..another question...will clown loach mix well with batik loach?cuz its around the same price...

I've read that they are quite shy, so i think they'll be fine with CL's but in a 55 gal. tank with SD's & CL's i wouldn't add any more fish.


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feed them normal food.. dont feed them worms.

When they start starving, they will start eating your food.

It took my RTBS 4 days to start eating flake.

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Let them go hungry for three days. Dont feed the tank at all. Then when you do start again feed the worms once a week and very sparingly with some other food.
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suprisingly..even when they do eat the worms..their stomachs will not bloat like many i've seen thru the internet...any reasons?i have 5 CLs....approximately 2 inches...