Bluegill Diet Question

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oh ok, how big were the crappie/feeders?
 
i have never been able to get crappie off of live foods either. that's why i no longer keep them. great fish to keep other than that.
 
The crappie were anywhere from 5 to 7 inches. I had caught them when they were like 2 to 3. I had fed them guppies and small crickets at first. When they started getting bigger, I just fed them mollies and etc. For whatever reason they stopped eating the crickets when they got older. Also they would never eat nightcrawlers.
 
JEAE21;1165848; said:
also, any idea what crappie minnows eat when they are 3"?they don't seem to go for nightcralers too..
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Like very small bluegill, crappie prefer small insects and crustaceans, daphnia and fairy shrimp as well as scuds are great food for them, also small crickets.
 
seighten;1165382; said:
has anyone else noticed that cmj's tanks are seriously over loaded???
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Wether or not his tanks are overstocked has nothing to do with wether or not he is giving good advice.
 
thanks demjor, shark, guppy.
I did get some frozen bloodworms yesterday. Will probably feed them tonight.

I am happy that 2 of the large goldfish have been trained to eat floating pellets before the guppys do.lol
 
What diet should a adult bluegill be on?
would they go for pellets of any kind? what about a stapke freeze dried diet of some kind?
 
Ok. so i can train them to eat from the top?
what about, shrimp? and freezedried bloodworms(for adults)

how much should I feed..everyday?
 
yes my bluegill were 1" when i brought them home and after a day they were eating flakes, and if you can't get them to eat at the top you can give them sinking pellets, shrimp would fill them faster because they eat a lot, i feed my fish twice a day as much as they can eat in a couple minutes but i don't feed them one day a week to help with digestion in the fish
 
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