CK compatibility!

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Fishyfan;1530630; said:
I don't feed my fish live food. Is it difficult to switch them over to pellets?
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what i did was give him live food for a week or two and get him fat and healthy and happy in the new tank, then i started giving only one guppy in the morning and letting him get hungry but not starve.. then in the afternoon i would give a pellet..i think it took only a few days and he was eating pellets then i never gave him live again..now he even eats algae wafers and cat fish pellets, cichlid pellets ,frozen blood worms and frozen krill and frozen silversides..
 
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Clown knife fish will not work with texas! My 10" carpintis shredded a 15" ck in 5 minutes. The ck had plenty of hiding spots too. The rest of the mix is okay though. (cichlids are too aggressive for them IME)
 
I never trust fish for the most part. Especially if it's been feeding on live. I feed my CK live on occassions, but it hasn't gotten any in like a month. I know that if the fish is robust enough, the CK won't touch it..at least eat it anyways. I have mine with a RTC.

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benzjamin13;1530716; said:
I never trust fish for the most part. Especially if it's been feeding on live. I feed my CK live on occassions, but it hasn't gotten any in like a month. I know that if the fish is robust enough, the CK won't touch it..at least eat it anyways. I have mine with a RTC.
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He has perfect 000000000 and all the same size ..mine wants to make 888's ..good looking guy..
 
Nice CK, Like Red Devil said i like the perfect oooo's all the way.. I think it's real hit and miss with CK's on tank mates. I got mine free from a guy that said he was beating the heck out of his tank mates, but since i added him to my tank he's been fine...
 
It's actually taken a nip or two on the RTC. I've seen a couple of battle wounds, but they've healed up nicely and it doesn't seem like it's an aggression think...more like a "Leave me some food too!"
 
I've had CKs from 16" to 22" and they've never caused a problem with anything other than similar fish. Currently I have a 20" CK with a 24+" aro, 15" oscar, 15" lima shovelnose and a 20" marbled pim and they never bother each other at all. IMO a CK is one of the easiest fish to get onto dead food.

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