baby black

[phishy jack]

I have a baby black piranha, doesn't eat earthworms, doesn't eat brineshrimp, pellets. Give in and give feeder guppies?

 

[Tpriem21]

Try frozen bloodworm cubes or beefheart to stimulate eating.
When mine were small, they fed on tropical fish flakes as well. Hope this helps
Tyler

 

[Greez]

How long have you had it and how many days has it not eaten?

I wouldn't give in so quick... IMO it will eat when its ready too

 

[jp80911]

how long have you had it? and what's your tank setup like?
probably still getting use to the new tank and the new owner.
try to feed it with lights off and leave the room, give it some privacy.

 

[kjfan1]

Feeders bad.

 

[phishy jack]

had him for over a week now!!! empty 60 gallon. how long can they go without food?

 

[jp80911]

the bare tank will probably make it feel less secure and stressed out. that could be why it's not eating.
provide some hiding spaces and try to give it blood worms instead of earth worms. brine shrimp might be a bit too small (they are good with fry) depends on the size of your baby rhom. and pellets they probably won't touch it right from the start.
leave the light off, drop it some blood worm cube and leave the room, just make sure they won't all get suck in by your filter. (maybe put a sponge on the intake).
in the mean while get some guppies and quarantine them, make sure no parasite or any disease. if the rhom still doesn't eat then give it one or two guppies stuff with pellets so the rhom won't dye from hunger. then try with blood worms again.
or you can try to get some small pieces of shrimp or fish fillet and soak it in garlic guard (or garlic water) see if it'll eat it.

 

[jp80911]

if the rhom is very small, a 60g might be a bit too big for it to locate all the food. you can have it in a smaller tank first (i.e 10g) and move it to 60g after it put on some size. or divide the tank and have it in a smaller area.

 

[phishy jack]

how long have you had it? and what's your tank setup like?
probably still getting use to the new tank and the new owner.
try to feed it with lights off and leave the room, give it some privacy.

tried that

 

[phishy jack]

the bare tank will probably make it feel less secure and stressed out. that could be why it's not eating.
provide some hiding spaces and try to give it blood worms instead of earth worms. brine shrimp might be a bit too small (they are good with fry) depends on the size of your baby rhom. and pellets they probably won't touch it right from the start.
leave the light off, drop it some blood worm cube and leave the room, just make sure they won't all get suck in by your filter. (maybe put a sponge on the intake).
in the mean while get some guppies and quarantine them, make sure no parasite or any disease. if the rhom still doesn't eat then give it one or two guppies stuff with pellets so the rhom won't dye from hunger. then try with blood worms again.
or you can try to get some small pieces of shrimp or fish fillet and soak it in garlic guard (or garlic water) see if it'll eat it.

its actually frozen brine shrimp, so its a cube of brine shrimp. do you think the frozen blood worms isa guaranteed?