Elephant Nose alternative foods

[thefredpit]

I've got 4x 5" elephant nose in my oddball tank and I've had them for 6 months or so and they eat primarily jumbo bloodworms and I was wondering what else people have been able to get them to eat

 

[tlindsey]

I've got 4x 5" elephant nose in my oddball tank and I've had them for 6 months or so and they eat primarily jumbo bloodworms and I was wondering what else people have been able to get them to eat

Live adult Brine Shrimp and Tubifex worms. They may even eat the other small worm species offered for sale but tbh never tried them.

 

[kno4te]

Brine(froze and live), crushed/pulverized pellets, cyclop-eeze, and chopped up e-worms/n-crawlers.

 

[thefredpit]

the other day they did steal some of the shredded tilapia I put in there for my bichirs it was funny

 

[BillC]

I've got 4x 5" elephant nose in my oddball tank and I've had them for 6 months or so and they eat primarily jumbo bloodworms and I was wondering what else people have been able to get them to eat

Try frozen bloodworms. I use the Hikari brand, supposedly loaded with vitamins and don't carry any diseases.

 

[thefredpit]

Currently they are on hikari jumbo bloodworms

 

[BillC]

Currently they are on hikari jumbo bloodworms

Mine on the small sized bloodworms for almost 3 yr now. Supplement / switch with the frozen daphnia. Hand fed to make sure she gets enough. How are your 5 getting along?

 

[thefredpit]

they are doing good, always out not afraid of my hands in the tank, they run t the feeding area every night when I come near the tank

 

[thefredpit]

I noticed all 4 of my elephant nose picking at the roots of my frogbit and that gave me an idea, do you think they would like Copepods?

 

[Hendre]

I noticed all 4 of my elephant nose picking at the roots of my frogbit and that gave me an idea, do you think they would like Copepods?

They certainly would. I've seen accounts of groups taking dry foods, certainly better than purely bloodworms I think.