DId your datnoids ever had an eating strike?

It seems like my two 11" ST are having an eating strike. They have been rejecting shrimp for a week. That was their daily staple for almost a year. for some reason, they decided to stop eating shrimp last week. They grab a piece and after a second or two, they spit it back out.

Anyone had this experience before? I will probably grab smelt or silversides this weekend if they continue on not eating the shrimp. I am also thinking of buying nightcrawlers to spur everyone's interest for food.

As a result of the feeding strike, the 7" St is not eating either.

Anybody else experienced this?

jcardona1;2285315; said:

i made the mistake of giving a newly acquired 9" IT nightcrawlers because he hadn't been eating. now that i gave him a few worms he refuses to eat anything else. id wait it out until they get hungry. giving them nightcrawlers might backfire on you be careful!

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Exactly my thoughts. They are both fatties so a week should be a piece of cake. Although I was feeding smelt and silversides before I switched to shrimp. I had to switch because it makes the tank smell a lot.

I'll wait it out. I'm worried about the smaller ST though because its skinny. Should I transfer it to the smaller 30 gallon tank where I keep my ray? That tank always get a good dose of blood worms everyday. Hmmnn...

Everyone's back to their greedy selves. Even my 7" skinny ST started eating shrimp last night!

Prophet714;2303829; said:

I think I'm having the same problem. My NTT has always been eating shrimp, krill, prawn, or squid. Just a couple of days ago, I gave him his first gold fish. ever since then he has had 4 total. Now he's rejecting the shrimp i usually give him for a staple. do you guys think he's on a strike also? what should i do? i still have 4 gold fishes left. I dont want to encourage his behavior

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See jcardona's post above bro. My skinny ST ate yesterday but not today. It has begun eating but its still a damn primadonna.