okay guys i need some help, i purchased some strain of mono ( about 9") from a LFS and i havent been able to get him to eat anything. he went the first almost week and a half with no food because he would not take pellets, carni sticks, fresh shrimp, or fresh fish. i gave him some goldfish after that initial week and a half, just to force something into his system. what can i do, aside from starving the fish to help coax it to eat other things??
cichla mono feeding
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Problem is that alot of times when a cichla is that size they will only eat what they are used to being fed. So if they were being fed only feeders you will have trouble converting him. I would always ask the LFS what the cichla are currently being fed and would even ask to have them feed it in front of me.
There is a thread in the stickys about how to convert from feeders but havent personally tried that method might be harder now that your cichla is a little bigger. You never know till you try. Good luck!
There is a thread in the stickys about how to convert from feeders but havent personally tried that method might be harder now that your cichla is a little bigger. You never know till you try. Good luck!
Silver sides. Silver sides are a good starting point. As stated a (Not post number 3) there is a sticky about converting food for cichla. But, if you have space for feeders, QT them first, then feed to your cichla. Mono's are pretty easy to convert. IME
Younglin;4854196; said:
yeah goldfish suck, fun to watch though.
I feed mine hikari sticks and pilchards somtimes, mine aren't really into shrimp.
Do u have room for another p.bass? If so try get one that eats pellets and that might help trigger him to change. Jus a thought, and besides 2 looks better than one and it will help him frenzy at feeding time.
thanks for all the help guys, pilchards are a type of bait fish that are caught down south, on the east coast anyway.