Did you feed anything else or just flakes until they took it.
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Juvenile EBJD's not taking NLS flakes
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Did you feed anything else or just flakes until they took it.
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Still no change they will grab the food and spit it out. They will get hungry eventually I hope.
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On a positive update, they decided to eat my NLS pellets today, but the 1mm were a bit to big there was a lot of taking in and spitting out involved to get it small enough to eat. Just went out and bought .5mm's hope the luck keeps up.
Nice, good choice on the .5mm
Also, if they continue to be be picky, the Finicky Fish formula works really well, although its 1mm
good luck
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Also, if they continue to be be picky, the Finicky Fish formula works really well, although its 1mm
good luck
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Its their only formula that contains New Zealand mussel that entices appetite for picky eaters. Even though its 1mm, I find it to be less dense than the other formulas so it would be fine for your EBJD
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/new-life-spectrum-finicky-fish-formula-150g-1mm-sinking-pellets.html
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I fed mostly flake until they took a liking to it. They were raised on brine shrimp.
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Thanks, they ate even more tonight. They are still very skittish and like to hide out near or under the driftwood and near or in the plants but hopefully that will pass in time, they've only been in there about 4 days now. They are in with a school of neon tetras and a school of pristella tetras. I was hoping that would make them more comfortable but they don't seem to care for/about them.
ebjd's are very delicate fish and are prone to disease; whether internal or external. keeping them with a school of fish is always nice, but keep in mind if one of those other fishes have something, they can be easily passed on to the blues because of their weak immune system
I've raised dozens of blues from juvy to adulthood, and from experience of loosing and growing some, I would recommend keeping them alone and with very clean water/lower temps.
Also, in addition to the garlic in NLS that helps keep their internal system protected, I would recommend Seachem's Poly or Paraguard which is extremely useful for treating/ preventing external diseases in the future if you come across anything. When I added it to my tank, my blues seemed to be more active and less skittish afterwards too.
Otherwise, another reason they can still be skittish in the tank is because of the lack of beneficial bacteria built up yet. Seachem's Stability would really help if thats the case.
Then you can enjoy the amazing fish with a peace of mind knowing they are healthy
But up to you!
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I've raised dozens of blues from juvy to adulthood, and from experience of loosing and growing some, I would recommend keeping them alone and with very clean water/lower temps.
Also, in addition to the garlic in NLS that helps keep their internal system protected, I would recommend Seachem's Poly or Paraguard which is extremely useful for treating/ preventing external diseases in the future if you come across anything. When I added it to my tank, my blues seemed to be more active and less skittish afterwards too.
Otherwise, another reason they can still be skittish in the tank is because of the lack of beneficial bacteria built up yet. Seachem's Stability would really help if thats the case.
Then you can enjoy the amazing fish with a peace of mind knowing they are healthy
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