Feeding Bluegill Sunfish

[johnnymax]

I have a native aquarium with minnows and sunfish from my pond.
I have always just fed all my fish flake food.
My perch are becoming hogs.
What are a few recommendations for food for bluegill sunfish?
I would prefer to buy food that I can purchase pre-packaged.

Tank you,

 

[1 2many]

If they are eating flakes try keeping them on that. For variety you can try giving them high quality pellets (NLS), freeze dried krill, and bloodworms.
Wild caught Bluegills will appreciate some live foods mixed into their diet (some may only take live foods at first). Small minnows, crickets, wax worms, ghost shrimp, and earthworms are all good options to feed sunfish.

 

[johnnymax]

Eventually they will eat their tank mates I think....

 

[1 2many]

Eventually they will eat their tank mates I think....

If they are small enough for your Bluegills to eat they will be gone in no time.

 

[johnnymax]

If they are small enough for your Bluegills to eat they will be gone in no time.

The bluebill are small now, but they are growing like crazy. Eventually they will start eating the minnows.

 

[tlindsey]

I would feed them a Cichlid brand pellet.

 

[johnnymax]

I am looking at this food.

Amazon.com