eat the pellets curse you!

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shinigami;4354927; said:
Let's be practical on the new hobbyist here...
picky eater RD cost about ~4 bucks
gold fish cost ~30 cents

This person is trying to keep a 4 dollar fish alive.

Buying other tank mate fish would probably cost more than the RD itself. Then the sensible thing to do is try your luck that the fish will eventually eat. If the fish dies... spend another 4 bucks get another RD... and not have to worry about rehoming the fish later on. RDs are not known to be picky eaters like this particular fish. Buying a big tank for the new fish, etc. in the future can create more problem... money and space.

You guys make the gold fish sound like cursed poison... stay away from the GF by all means. LFS feed GFs all the time... and guess who buy from the LFS? Fish hobbyists!

I am just trying to make things easier for this new hobbyist - fish keeping should be enjoyable not to be ridden with troubles/stress... I could be wrong here but this is my opinion.
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The tank mates that I suggested do not cost more than the RD, and even if the OP didn't get any tank mates the RD will still need a 90 gallon by itself before it is full grown. Keeping an RD in a 55 just might stunt it.

And yes fish keeping should be enjoyable an not ridden with troubles/stress but giving the wrong advise will only cause more trouble and make the hobby un-enjoyable.
 
rd can be kept in a 55, it just requires twice as much work as a 90, they have plenty of room to move, turning around for an xl male would be a little tight, but the main concern is water quality, just means you have to do larger and more frequent water changes to keep your quality as it would be in a larger tank


just a side note, you did mention a tank mate that only costs a dollar....... which is a small percentage of what shinigami said the rd costs. far from costing more than it.
 
to op: no more feeder fish for food or for tankmates. Your fish can go awhile with no food, so let her go on a hunger strike if thats what it takes. just put in a few pellets a day and eventually she will start eating pellets. If you see she hasnt eaten any pellets scoop them out with a net and try again the next day. you could also try crushing some pellets up so they they dont just stay on the surface.
 
shinigami;4354927; said:
Let's be practical on the new hobbyist here...
picky eater RD cost about ~4 bucks
gold fish cost ~30 cents

This person is trying to keep a 4 dollar fish alive.

Buying other tank mate fish would probably cost more than the RD itself. Then the sensible thing to do is try your luck that the fish will eventually eat. If the fish dies... spend another 4 bucks get another RD... and not have to worry about rehoming the fish later on. RDs are not known to be picky eaters like this particular fish. Buying a big tank for the new fish, etc. in the future can create more problem... money and space.

You guys make the gold fish sound like cursed poison... stay away from the GF by all means. LFS feed GFs all the time... and guess who buy from the LFS? Fish hobbyists!

I am just trying to make things easier for this new hobbyist - fish keeping should be enjoyable not to be ridden with troubles/stress... I could be wrong here but this is my opinion.
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shinigami;4354184; said:
go buy a few good size feeder gold fish and put them in the same tank. feed everyone with pellets. your fish will take pellets once it sees the gold fish eat the pellets. If the gold fish get killed, replace the gold fish. They are real cheap.
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it doesn't matter if a fish is expensive or not... and you should not be posting if you flush fish down the toilet thats just cruel...

lfs's also lose lots of fish...



feeders are kept very poorly compared to other fish like guppys
 
So many critics on this board... they are every where and would continue on endlessly.

Why not use all that energy and focus on giving the OP solutions. It's easy to say thing that sound nice; it's a whole different matter when it comes to providing suggestions/solutions that actually solve the problem the the best possible way... feasibility and ease of execution considered.

My suggestion may not be the best approach out there, at least I sincerely tried my best to help another fellow hobbyists when he/she asks for help. I am done with the thread.

OP if you don't mind please let us know progress of your fish. Also, I don't know how your tank is decorated, sometimes I find that if you provide ample shelter and hiding places the fish will feel more comfortable with its surrounding and this can contribute to encouraging your fish to eat other types of food, including pellets. RD are pretty hardy and easy to care for fish. Just don't get discourage if things don't work out as intended. GL
 
Just an update.

I tossed in three yoyo loaches as competition/dithers and then had to go to the field for a few days. Tried feeding her this morning and she gulped down the pellets which is very nice to see. I don't plan to feed feeders often, she is likely to only get overflow from my future multie colony from here on out. I'm thinking a 90g might be a bit overkill for a female red devil. Shes not rapps stock or anything like that so realistically I expect her to max at 8-10 inches and I plan on keeping her alone. If she surprises me and starts to look cramped I will give her a bigger tank but that's years away I think. There is no way it will be from craigslist though, 90g of water on the floor would cost me...I dont even want to think about it. For the piece of mind it's worth just buying a new tank imo.

Thanks for the advice all, so long as she dosent murder the loaches (seem to be getting along ok) my problems should be solved.
 
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