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	what to feed my yoyos
addictedtofish Banned Posts: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Mar-2005	hi everyone, i recently perchised 2 yoyo loaches. They dont seem to want to eat the spirulina discs i feed my common pleco and my corys. What do yoyo loaches like to eat? I am trading the common pleco in when he gets to big so pls dont tell me he will get huge becuz i know that. thanks in advance for your help. addict
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Cory_Di Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 7953 Kudos: 2917 Votes: 25 Registered: 19-Dec-2002	Small snails . Usually ramshorn snails are good if they are small. If they have hard shells, they may need to be smashed open. I don't keep yoyo's so I don't know what else they eat, but I do know that people buy them to eat pesty snails . If you have some in your tank maybe they are not hungry Here's the profile - look at what they eat here. http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/yoyo.xml Last edited by Cory_Di at 19-Mar-2005 10:47
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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	try blood worms, until they start to eat the pellets.
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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I feed my Yoyo's, flakes, granules & small algae pellets. They even reach the floating food. How big is your tank?. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	they ADORE snails... and they eat flake when it gets to the bottom and mine also eat frozen bloodworms
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addictedtofish Banned Posts: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Mar-2005	It's 33 gallons!!!
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maffoo Fingerling Posts: 45 Kudos: 184 Votes: 4 Registered: 10-Aug-2003	Mine won't actually eat my snails. They eat flakes though, swimming up to the top to chase them down.
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Cory_Di Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 7953 Kudos: 2917 Votes: 25 Registered: 19-Dec-2002	I hear it is harder for them to eat MTS as the shell is harder, but smaller ramshorn they should be able to eat. But, if you don't have snails in the tank now, you may not want to introduce them . Try something like frozen bloodworms for now and hopefully you can get them to eat more convenience foods like pellets.
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freeblaze Enthusiast Posts: 279 Kudos: 421 Votes: 40 Registered: 27-Feb-2004	I fed mine blook worms, flakes, and the cory pellets. I would try blood worms until he feels safe in his new environment. FreeBlaze
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koi keeper Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001	Better question would be what don't they eat? Mine eat flakes, sinking shrimp pellets, wafers, bloodworms, tubifex worms, etc. There really is not much they haven't tried. Snails is fine as a treat for regular diet though get a well-balanced flake food. Mine really like the spirulina flakes. Koi Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn.
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Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Better question would be what don't they eat? Mine are the same way, definitely pigs and not picky eaters ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	You can feed them a variaty of food & see what they like. Try to feed them different types of food, so they get used to everything & don't stick to one brand only. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	i never see my YoYo loach eat. It is probably getting enough food eating the scraps your other fish leave behind
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devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	you could try mosquito larvae as well, mine go for that.
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