I got my baby rtc 3 days ago and i tried feeding him so hikari tropical sinking carnivore pellets he refuesed to eat them so i decieded i would feed my polyppterus senegalus so i threw a piece of chicken caus emost of my meal worms were gone i had to use the rest for my turtle and i thru a piece of raw chicken and the rtc ate it and now thats all he eat today i threw in a hikari he nipped it but didnt take so i just threw a piece of chicken in and he ate please i want to get rid of this unhealthy feeding habit.
Cant get him on hikari
- Thread starter Redtailcatfish101
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substitute shrimp. I'd stay away from feeding any of your fish chicken in large quantities. Ocassionally wouldn't hurt him, but it should by no means be a staple. Try throwing in shrimp instead. He will definitely eat that, and if he doesn't just keep trying until he does. Seems like your other fish' days are numbered though with their whiskered friend.
Adding to Necro's Post, Chicken contians way to high of a fat content for our little fined friends and they can't process the fat in correct ways which will lead to them having an unhealthy system.
Shrimp and fish fillets are always winners with RTC's, Feeding pellets simply is not a economical sollution as you'll see soon that once they get in the 8-10" range they will eat the whole bag in one sitting... RTC's belly covers around 60% of it's length and can expand out (more so when young) to over double it's girth... so basicaly they are a swimming balloon and have a urge to keep that belly full all the time...which is why Necro mentioned that it's tankmates days are numbered and we don't really go with pellets as being the best option although if you can get them to eat them as a treat then good for you and better for the fish as they really jam the good stuff into those things now-a-days (I remember when fish pellets used to be dog food) Another reason to stay away from Pellets as a staple is that they are "dry" food which can for lack of a better discription "block the exit" in time which can lead to all sort of problems from making a huge mess when the blockage is passed all the way to death in rare cases.
Shrimp and fish fillets are always winners with RTC's, Feeding pellets simply is not a economical sollution as you'll see soon that once they get in the 8-10" range they will eat the whole bag in one sitting... RTC's belly covers around 60% of it's length and can expand out (more so when young) to over double it's girth... so basicaly they are a swimming balloon and have a urge to keep that belly full all the time...which is why Necro mentioned that it's tankmates days are numbered and we don't really go with pellets as being the best option although if you can get them to eat them as a treat then good for you and better for the fish as they really jam the good stuff into those things now-a-days (I remember when fish pellets used to be dog food) Another reason to stay away from Pellets as a staple is that they are "dry" food which can for lack of a better discription "block the exit" in time which can lead to all sort of problems from making a huge mess when the blockage is passed all the way to death in rare cases.