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skunk Enthusiast Posts: 185 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2003	hey all, my new fronts arnt eating too weell. they seem fine ie, look/swiming & behavhing normal. but they jsut arent eating! the smaller ones are eating tetra bits, but the big ones(15cm+) wouldnt eat them so i bought larger pellets for them since i thought they couldnt see the tetra bits coz its Tiny. But, they still dont eat ! its been almost a week now. wat to do ? if they die, i will cry i really want them on the new pellets as i bought it specially for them. lindy help me..! lol [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-08-07 23:58][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Maybe you should try some live food if you want them to eat. Just a suggestion... And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
skunk Enthusiast Posts: 185 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2003	hey, yeah they greedily eat frozen bloodworms & frozen brineshrimp. but i dont want to keep feeding them that coz i want them on the pellets! well hopefully they will start eating them pellets.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Mike R Fish Addict Posts: 593 Kudos: 830 Votes: 322 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	Try throwing in a small, very small amount of bloodworm or brine shrimp with some pellets. That'll get them started feeding and when the worms or shrimp are gone they may go after the pellets. I was able to do this with an oscar I got from a friend that wouldn't eat anything but live crickets. I fed 1 cricket and three cichlid sticks. It took a couple days but he finally got to liking the sticks. I also do this with angel fry when I wean them off live baby brine shrimp and onto crushed flake. Good luck, Mike [span class="edited"][Edited by Mike R 2004-08-08 00:51][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
skunk Enthusiast Posts: 185 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2003	thanks for the tips guys will try that. im just worried bout em as iv spent heaps on them & if they die omg nooo! lol hope all goes well tho
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	What were they fed before you got them? If they were fed live food alot by the previous owner then it may take some time for you to get them eating what you want them to. Dont feed them live/frozen food all the time, its not healthy. Try and find out from the person you got them from what brand of pellet/dry food they were feeding them. Maybe you should invest in some of what they were feeding. Otherwise starve them til they eat what you want them to! Be sure to clean up any food thats uneaten until they get the idea. Keep us updated. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
skunk Enthusiast Posts: 185 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2003	lindy, the guy i got them off used to feed them tetra bits, OSI flake food & the same OSI pellets that i just bought for them. my OTher big male frontie that i bought fro the aquarium however, i dont know wat he used to eat. but the guy at the aquarium said he fed em pellets. (i didnt ask what brand) i think they do eat them lol coz sumtimes i leave a a few floaters in the tank overnight & in the morning its gone
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	If your really worried about them starving, try some brine shrimp for the moment. I feed mine just pellets, an imported chinese brand. Try garlic gaurd, I've heard some good comments about this product. Stay off worms, breeders here said they arent reccomended as it messes up the intestinal system (even though others differ).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
lunker101 Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 284 Votes: 2 Registered: 19-Aug-2003	Like Lindy said, fish are creatures of habit. If they were fed live/frozen food b4 u got them, then that will be their preferred meal. You can try to ween them onto other foods, but dont worry about them starving if they are eating those frozen foods you mentioned.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
SuperMummy! Mega Fish Posts: 1207 Kudos: 915 Votes: 30 Registered: 03-Jan-2003	also, how long have you had them? has this happened just since they arrived? if so, they most likely will need some time to settle after the move (depending how long ago this was!)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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