Diet help.

DiscusManiac11

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Well I bought 2 more small IT's last weekend and a 3inch NTT. I had 3 small ITs in my tank before that. Now that have 6 in my tank, none of my small ITs are eating. Including the 3 I had before which were eating pellets. I bought ghost shrimp yesterday, and tossed it in the tank to entice them to eat, and they did. My NTT does eat a little bit of MP, but thats the only one. My question is how can I get all of them to eat MP(Market Prawn)? After I get them on MP I will transition to sinking carnivore.
 

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Anybody? Please help.
 

keonigt

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im in the same situation and i need to know how also.
 

dragonfish18

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does the ntt seem to scare them away from the food?

try blood worms they are hard for little dats to resist..
 

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dragonfish18;4010797; said:
does the ntt seem to scare them away from the food?

try blood worms they are hard for little dats to resist..

He doesn't really scare them away at all. The ITs dont really eat the BW. I just dont know where to go from here.
 

vaine111

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Just have to keep trying it. Like I suggested in another thread try waiting 36 hours from the last time you fed them to what you want them to eat.
 

BushFishRox

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vaine111;4010984; said:
Just have to keep trying it. Like I suggested in another thread try waiting 36 hours from the last time you fed them to what you want them to eat.
yeah, dats are picky eaters... try to feed them if they dont take it wait 2-3 days try again and just repeat till everyone is eating. And once one starts to recognize that pellets are food the rest will pick it up.

I used that method and an all my fish are now on pellets not just my dats, my Gar starved him self for like 2 months before he ate.
 

Ade

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DiscusManiac11;4009756; said:
Well I bought 2 more small IT's last weekend and a 3inch NTT. I had 3 small ITs in my tank before that. Now that have 6 in my tank, none of my small ITs are eating. Including the 3 I had before which were eating pellets. I bought ghost shrimp yesterday, and tossed it in the tank to entice them to eat, and they did. My NTT does eat a little bit of MP, but thats the only one. My question is how can I get all of them to eat MP(Market Prawn)? After I get them on MP I will transition to sinking carnivore.
It may take several weeks before there all converted. Time and patience. Just don't expect things to happen overnight.
 

DiscusManiac11

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Ade;4011713; said:
It may take several weeks before there all converted. Time and patience. Just don't expect things to happen overnight.

Thanks Ade. I really need to keep that in mind. Time and patience is the key haha.
 
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