Did anyone else get any paddlefish? I just recently got some and have been experimenting with different foods and learning their behaviors. So far they are all eating and I have even got them to gill rake the water and filter feed.
Mine came with a small supply of floating pellets but they went for hikari floating cichlid pellets. How big are your fish at this time? Have you tried small feeder guppies?I got them from predatory fins. What pellets did you feed? I am having a hard time finding a small enough 1mm floating pellet most are sinking. The ones I have found are grain based and the paddlefish reject them.
I have quality larger pellets but they seem to struggle to swallow then spit them back out even after hydrating them first.
Which aquaculture company did you order your 1.5 mm floating pellets from?They are 8-10”. I ordered some 1.5mm floating pellets that are 50% protein from an aquaculture company. They came non labeled but the paddlefish are eating them really well. Usually they do a few passes grab a pellet then spit it out. With these pellets they are skimming the surface and snapping them up like crazy.
I have tried live gambusia but they weren’t interested. They did eat a few that were dead and floating. I am relieved they are eating now with enthusiasm.