Feeding Question

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retiredrunner

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I have a 4 inch peacock bass that I have had since September. I have been feeding him a combination of earth worms and guppy feeders. Id like to get him to eat pellets or some other type of prepared food. I tried frozen silversides tonight for the first time. I put one in my net that I ussually use to put the guppies in. He took the first one and swallowed it fine, but when I put another one in he didnt take it at first. He eventually hit it when i kept make it move around with the net. He held it in his mouth for several minutes then spit it out. I got it back in the net and he took it again but then took it to the same spot and spit it. Am I approaching this the right way? Do I just need to keep at it until he gets used to it?

Also Id love to hear from someone who has trained theirs to take pellets. Pellets would make life a lot easier as far as feeding goes. Any other feeding ideas would also be appreciated. Thanks a lot.
 
havent had any experiance with peacocks but i ran into the same issue with an oscar it took him almost a week to acept the pellets now he gets a variety of all foods with the exception of feeders he takes the pellets as good as if it were shrimp or any other meaty treat he likes i dont think your peacock will starve him self it will probably take a few more days he'll get hungry eough and take them i'm sure
 
hey dude PM me ill help you out.... if its a mono your gogin to have a hell of a time ... if its a tem or orino after a while they smash anythgin that hit the surface..... just keep at it and dont give in! and youe will get there in no time
 
try throwing the food into the tank. I tried getting my old 14" monos on silversides and they wouldnt touch them. If i stoof back and threw them into the tank they would hit it the second it touched the water.
 
yea they can be a pain ins the *** lol do you have any pictures?
 
bOOsteN aUdI said:
hey dude PM me ill help you out.... if its a mono your gogin to have a hell of a time ... if its a tem or orino after a while they smash anythgin that hit the surface..... just keep at it and dont give in! and youe will get there in no time

share your knowledge. :D :D :D
 
lol if u have any questions at all PM me. . i will be more then happy
 
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