Does anyone know what I should try to feed these guys when there so small? All the guppies are going crazy for the NLS, but I've yet to see the bass take a nibble.
Baby bass questions
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Here are a couple pictures. The only way I could take one was to catch him and put him in a cup. They are little little guys
I know the pictures are terrible.... They move a lot and I have a poppy camera :]
This was one of the bigger ones, still only about less than half an inch.
I know the pictures are terrible.... They move a lot and I have a poppy camera :]
This was one of the bigger ones, still only about less than half an inch.
This is a post from another website on getting their LMBs to eat pellets. I hope it helps!
I own Smith Creek Fish Farm and feed train my own LMB that I hatch here. Here are some techniques that I have used.
Some of these ideas may not be possible for your situation. When I feed train my fry I notice they learn from each other, so if you have a compatible feed trained fish to add to the aquarium it may help. Temperature also is a factor. If you can safely raise the temp to 80F the LMB will get more aggressive with its feeding. See if you can find a floating pellet with, at least, 40% protein and 10% fat. Soak the pellets for a few minutes in salt water. feed a piece of worm and when he/she starts looking for the next one toss a pellet close to the LMB and you should get a reaction and hopefuly it will swallow the pellet. LMB are tough to feed train once they get larger but it is possible. You can also try larger flakes because they sink slowly and sway as they move. If you can get that LMB aggressive enough it should take a shot at anything swallowing it is another thing all together that is where the salt(blood is salty) and high quality food come in.
Todd, www.smithcreekfishfarm.com
Ive soaked Hikari Gold and Wardleys pellets in Cod liver oil or tuna oil and that worked also (small pellets for small sunfish, big pellets for the bigger sunfish) the key is to soak it for just a few minutes so they dont dissolve or fall apart...yet they still have that yum fishy flavor. They may still need daphnia at a 1/2 inch in size, I dont know since the closest thing Ive raised was sunfish. Good luck, Joe.
I own Smith Creek Fish Farm and feed train my own LMB that I hatch here. Here are some techniques that I have used.
Some of these ideas may not be possible for your situation. When I feed train my fry I notice they learn from each other, so if you have a compatible feed trained fish to add to the aquarium it may help. Temperature also is a factor. If you can safely raise the temp to 80F the LMB will get more aggressive with its feeding. See if you can find a floating pellet with, at least, 40% protein and 10% fat. Soak the pellets for a few minutes in salt water. feed a piece of worm and when he/she starts looking for the next one toss a pellet close to the LMB and you should get a reaction and hopefuly it will swallow the pellet. LMB are tough to feed train once they get larger but it is possible. You can also try larger flakes because they sink slowly and sway as they move. If you can get that LMB aggressive enough it should take a shot at anything swallowing it is another thing all together that is where the salt(blood is salty) and high quality food come in.
Todd, www.smithcreekfishfarm.com
Ive soaked Hikari Gold and Wardleys pellets in Cod liver oil or tuna oil and that worked also (small pellets for small sunfish, big pellets for the bigger sunfish) the key is to soak it for just a few minutes so they dont dissolve or fall apart...yet they still have that yum fishy flavor. They may still need daphnia at a 1/2 inch in size, I dont know since the closest thing Ive raised was sunfish. Good luck, Joe.
warmouth;4467210; said:
Thanks so much! I will try that :] All the minnows seem to have figured out the NLS pellets so I hope the bass will follow, its only been 2days so they could still be getting used to everything. Once again thanks for all the help everyone :]
I know the pictures aren't great, but I REALLY don't think that's a bass...the fish pictured appears to have a rounded tail and a single pointed dorsal fin. Bass have more of a squared tail and two dorsal fins.
These fish are definitely not bass.
The pictured fish appears to be a killifish of some sort; I'm thinking that it may be a least killifish, Heterandria formosa.
The pictured fish appears to be a killifish of some sort; I'm thinking that it may be a least killifish, Heterandria formosa.
