Now depending on what you can afford and easily buy on a regular basis to keep up with your fish's consumption you should base it around that. However if you are on the same boat as me and would like to get your bass onto pellets this is for you.
I assume that you have a bass that was wild caught and has not had any time in an aquarium.
Mine was 3 Inches, and for the first week refused worms. Offer a worm, in varying sizes. If he does not snap at it don't worry, scoop it up so it doesnt foul your water. I had no luck the getting him onto worms until I tied one onto some mono fishing line and made the worm bounce in the water. After this your fish should accept worms meekly.
Worms are not easily available to me, but they are the most nutritious live food in my experience. Getting them to eat minnows/guppies/live fish isn't hard, just make sure to gut load the feeder and make sure it is not sick. I personally use a vitamin+protein mix and inject it into the feeder. I know thats not really pleasant, but I know my bass is getting the right stuff.
Pellets are very hard, Its made easier though by having "dumb" fish with it though. I have two sunfish that eat anything, if they can out snatch the bass when it comes to feeding they will get the feeder fish. This is good though because the Bass will see other fish eating the pellets which can convince it to eat sooner. Do not expect it to eat a pellet the first day of captivity. Mine ate its first pellet after the fifth day.
Live shrimp
Since ghost shrimp are not readily available near me, I cannot use this, but I will say that from my past experience with a gar, it should eat them.
This is probably all common knowledge, I just wish that I had this information when I got a LMB. My LMB lives happily and is 4.5" long.
I assume that you have a bass that was wild caught and has not had any time in an aquarium.
Mine was 3 Inches, and for the first week refused worms. Offer a worm, in varying sizes. If he does not snap at it don't worry, scoop it up so it doesnt foul your water. I had no luck the getting him onto worms until I tied one onto some mono fishing line and made the worm bounce in the water. After this your fish should accept worms meekly.
Worms are not easily available to me, but they are the most nutritious live food in my experience. Getting them to eat minnows/guppies/live fish isn't hard, just make sure to gut load the feeder and make sure it is not sick. I personally use a vitamin+protein mix and inject it into the feeder. I know thats not really pleasant, but I know my bass is getting the right stuff.
Pellets are very hard, Its made easier though by having "dumb" fish with it though. I have two sunfish that eat anything, if they can out snatch the bass when it comes to feeding they will get the feeder fish. This is good though because the Bass will see other fish eating the pellets which can convince it to eat sooner. Do not expect it to eat a pellet the first day of captivity. Mine ate its first pellet after the fifth day.
Live shrimp
Since ghost shrimp are not readily available near me, I cannot use this, but I will say that from my past experience with a gar, it should eat them.
This is probably all common knowledge, I just wish that I had this information when I got a LMB. My LMB lives happily and is 4.5" long.
