Cichlids not eating pellets....

[grenade3]

this is always a problem with people who come into my LFS. i always recomend Hikari because no fish of mine has ever refused it. Even in the pelets were too big they still suck them with water and then eat the soft ball. but yes starving always works.

 

[chris(MF)]

ive been going thru the same problem with my male and female (jd)s switched to hikari cichlid staple and they wouldnt touch it.little bastards gave in after 4 days but still dont take them vigorusly.its a pain because there shy eaters.they eat but notright when i add food to the tank

 

[lekkiandgas]

I bought some Hikari Gold pellets for my cichlids, but they hardly even touch them. They tear up dried bloodworms or shrimp pellets. Any idea why they will not eat the pellets? Will they get their nutrition properly?

I put cichlid excel pellets in and my dempseys don't really care
put them in my ct my ebas and juvi gts love them and convict
in other tank funnily enough only sevs and texas eat, gts don't care for them
guess some fish just like different stuff like us humans do lol

 

[lekkiandgas]

your cichlids are being picky, and this is not unusual whatsoever.

Starve the bastards for 3-7 days, then throw some of your new food in, and they will obligingly eat and never give you trouble again. Might take 2 weeks, but I doubt it.

some fish take longer than others. I had a female JD and a senegal bichir who both went for a month without food when i switched pellet brands on them. They broke down though, yessir!

My fish pull that bs on me every time I've ever switched foods on them. But a little time and hunger will do the job.

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Lol that made me laugh

 

[lekkiandgas]

Here's my ct eating pellets

here's the others notice the gts don't eat any

they're just being fussy I assume? lol