What type of non living foods do you feed your thin bar datnoid?

Asian_Redtail_Catfish

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I bought 8 thin bar datnoids..They dont seem to be going for the freeze dried shrimp or the carnivore sinking sticks I feed them...In the past, I had the indo datnoid and the silver datnoid; these two would eat the food I mentioned but the thin bar datnoid is not going for it..What non living foods do you feed your thin bar datnoid and what brand? Thanks for your reply..
 

Vitaliy

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I cant get mine to eat pellets, I fed them live shrimp and slowly started introducing freeze dried krill, and after a couple of weeks they are mainly on freeze dried krill. I still give them blood worms, live shrimp, and whatever other interesting stuff I find in stores.
 

Asian_Redtail_Catfish

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Vitaliy;535017; said:
I cant get mine to eat pellets, I fed them live shrimp and slowly started introducing freeze dried krill, and after a couple of weeks they are mainly on freeze dried krill. I still give them blood worms, live shrimp, and whatever other interesting stuff I find in stores.
Thanks, does your freeze dried krill sink to the bottom? I have them, but they dont sink to the bottom, maybe that is the problem?
 

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Asian_Redtail_Catfish;535024; said:
Thanks, does your freeze dried krill sink to the bottom? I have them, but they dont sink to the bottom, maybe that is the problem?
They dont sink, I actually got lucky with overly hungry Dat who started to swim in the open to the top to grab the krill and everyone started to follow him! Try buying frozen shrimp, soaking them a little and they will sink.
 

vanimate

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Like vitality said, try thawing frozen shrimp, cut it up and throw it in. Eventually FD krill will get soaked through and sink, but if theres other fish in there, they would eat it before that happens.

Good luck with these guys ;)
 

LiuHsi

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my thin bar was 4" when i got him, only eats feeder, but i starve him about 2 weeks, and he gave in and start eating market shrimp.
 

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mine loves sallys krill =)
 
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