any one else had there cichlids not like hikari bio gold.
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Maybe it just doesn't like something that it can taste. You could always try soaking it in garlic or dripping a drop or two of garlic in the tank. I would do the same if not for the smell lingering around the tank.
I have tried the Bio-Gold in the past and my Midas did not like it. It was not immediately accepted and the fight to get him to eat it was just not worth the hassle. thankfully the silver dollars ate anything and they polished off the food so no waste of money there. I have tried NLS and my fish took to it quite well but I saw no huge improvement in color with the exclusive feeding of the product for ten days so I used it all up and switched over to Omega One cichlid pellets. I feel this is a reasonably priced staple food and have not had issues with any fish not eating it.
My tiger oscar didnt like Hikari bio gold at first but has learned to like it, however he still prefers fish fillet and earthworms more, I recently switched to hikari staple, and he didnt like that either at first, then got used to it. spoiled little bastard!
I have never heard of the liquid garlic method he will eat it when he is hungry enough he wont let him self starve im not to worried about that part thow.
Glad to c im not the only amph owner that hates the stuff. You should have gave the nls atleast a month trial even longer as a trial. ten days isnt really long enough to c the true results.
Ya any of our fish usually perfer fillets, earth worms, smelt, super worms and so on and so on over pellets any day. Like i posted all ready a couple times the funny thing to me about this guy is after i got him acclimated he eats any thing. He is pretty funny i have a couple breeding pairs of convicts that i use the small one for feeders and this mean so of a just kills them and dont even eat them but take out the dead fish he just smashed and throw in pellets and he chows them right down.
IME a lot of it depends when certain foods are introduced into there diet. Often if they are brought up on certain foods it is difficult to introduce a new food. My best success is to vary the diet from juveniles and keep it varied. Often a adult fish will not take to a new pellet very well. Also to many treats can cause a hold out. I have even had fry get picky if I keep them on a certain pellet to long.
Good to know i have seen alot of people on here were there fish wouldnt eat it so i havent tried it yet that being one of the reasons.
I tried that before and not a single fish of mine would eat it even after 12 days of not eating. And that is the limit i will starve any of my fish. All my fish eat better then i do and im a chef by trade.
I got this guy from rapps about 6 weeks ago. He diddnt eat for 9 days i think but sence then smashes any thing i put in the tank untill now. And i feed him hikari gold, omega one shrimp pellets, and omega one veggie pellets twice a week. blood warms and frozen shrimp on the weekend. and super warms once in a while. This particular fish will eat a a couple blocks of frozen blood warms for lunch and eat pellets for dinner with no problem. Just makes no sence to me that the best pellet i have tried to feed him is the one he decides not to eat when it shouldnt taste much different then hikari gold. Doesnt matter to me if he doesnt eat it. I will starve him for a week and try to get him to eat it if not my three 8 inch pitcus cats can have them they devored them last night with no problem. This has become my favorite fish and i just wanted to upgrade his diet.
