Feeding my baby dovii

[Mudfrog]

So I bought another Dovii cause my Hujeta killed my last one, this one is also about 1.5" and I gave him his own 29 gallon grow out tank. It's been eating krill and about anything else I put in the tank. It shares the tank with 2 black skirt tetras (was 3 but it killed one of them).

Anyway, my Hujeta only eats live food so I give it small rosies as it's only 4" long. Just to see I picked out the smallest rosie today and put it in the dovii's tank. Within 3 seconds the dovii had it and within the minute it had it all the way down which is odd cause the rosie was 1" long. I'm assuming their stomachs expand to compensate for the large meal but I just wanted to make sure that when it eats a large fish in comparison to the dovii that it will not cause any damage to it.

Also, how ofter should I feed a dovii of this size, I'm thinking maybe it killed the other tetra out of hunger? I only feed it once a day.

 

[Ozkar]

You should probably be feeding twice a day since your dovii is just a baby. Just don't stuff him too much on each feeding ( he should be hungry enough to eat at each feeding, and not bloated and stuffed from the previous feeding ).

Large food items will not hurt your dovii... if they can get it down and keep it down they will, if not, they will bring it back up. However it is better for their digestion if they can eat a food item without having to choke it down.

Got any pics of him/her?

 

[dovii88]

do not feed the dovii live food please it is bad for ur fish...feed him krill, beefheart, bloodworms, earthworms, mealies,hikari or omega pellets,, anything but live

 

[CichlidAddict]

do not feed the dovii live food please it is bad for ur fish...feed him krill, beefheart, bloodworms, earthworms, mealies,hikari or omega pellets,, anything but live

Unless it's quarantined. Then go for it!

 

[Mudfrog]

I'm aware of the diseases from store bought feeders, I quarantine all of them.

 

[Mudfrog]

I'll get pics tonight..

 

[bennet]

Hi i have 7 juvii dovii in my 6ft & i feed them 3 times a day with flake&pellets in morn bloodworms 4 lunch & krill or beefheartmix 4 dinner.They r growing nicely.Good luck bro.