I have been reading so much about these fish and how very difficult and almost impossible to get to eat pellets ( especially when young and small). I have 3 small ITs, they will only eat brine/mysis mix and freeze dried krill. Lately I have stuffed a dried krill with a pellet and that went well. Here's my thing, when I first got them a few months ago they starved for almost a month, looked skinny and unstable and fighting with each other. I broke down and gave them one feeder each one time a week, then supplemented with krill and brine/mysis for the rest of the week.(they became stable,looked better, and stopped fighting). My question is instead of torturing the fish and yourself, if you can get gut loaded clean feeders, why couldn't you offer that once or twice a week then supplement the diet. It seems as they get big and more body weight, they are easier to fast and accept massivore or carnivore sinking pellets. What would be wrong with that? Not arguing here, just trying to learn and have them grow fast and be healthy. Thanks guys!