My first Dat!

Ian21777

Gambusia
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Jun 16, 2012
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Was a process to get mine to eat... to begin with all they would eat was live bloodworm. Mixing live with frozen they eventually ate frozen. Then soaked frozen prawn in the bloodworm and they eventually took that. Now they will take tilapia/pangasius and 2 of them will eat massivore- though only when the lights are out. If you can get them, mine also took live river shrimp from the start... Of course other people bring the, home and they eat pellets from the get go... so I guess it also depends on the individual fish!
 

J.Lake

Feeder Fish
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Feb 4, 2011
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mine were eating pellets the next day after arriving
 

J.Lake

Feeder Fish
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i bought 6 so as soon as one ate they all started eating them
 

JayC74

Piranha
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Apr 9, 2012
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Buying the 1 stable indo dat out of many unstable ones usually isn't a smart decision. Most indos with a thin belly will be more consistant with their color "stability" than healthier looking indos. I bet the less "stable" indo dats in that petstore had better looking bellies.
Hope he pulls through for ya, but looks to be close to deathbed. Try blackworms, but if u can't try gutloading bloodworms 4 or 5 times a day
 

SickSauce

Gambusia
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Oct 24, 2011
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Buying the 1 stable indo dat out of many unstable ones usually isn't a smart decision. Most indos with a thin belly will be more consistant with their color "stability" than healthier looking indos. I bet the less "stable" indo dats in that petstore had better looking bellies.
Hope he pulls through for ya, but looks to be close to deathbed. Try blackworms, but if u can't try gutloading bloodworms 4 or 5 times a day
+1
I would pick out some from the unstable batch. Might be a diamond in the rough. This one doesnt look too good, extremely thin. If it doesnt eat soon it will die
 

amonra

Exodon
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Didnt make it. Tried blood woorms, raw shrimp, brine shrimp, flake and shrip pellets... wouldnt touch anything.

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