Flagtail Prochilodus Feeding behaviour with pics

[Symbiosis]

Hey guys,

I recently picked up a flagtail prochilodus from a guy in good condition. its 30cm long and nice colouring. I've had it for two weeks now and it doesn't look like its feeding at all... i have relatively peaceful fish in my 5x2x2 with silver sharks, clown loaches , sailfin pleco and silver dollars and they are being fed a mix of hikari gold, biogold and excel in mini pellets, algae wafers during the day and blood worms at night. Its only in the last day or two that i have noticed the prochilodus eating but it doesn't seem to be taking in any pellets, it only seemed to be noticing blood worms but its not consistent, it would have to fall in front of him for him to be interested.

Should i be worried or anyone has any ideas how i can increase his feeding behaviour to take on the pellets.

Cheers

Eric

 

[Lizardking]

Beautiful fish! Try ask in the "other monsterfish" section or maybe the piranha section.

 

[balton777]

I had one for a while and he liked lots of vegetables.

(Wrong forum btw...not a CA/SA cichlid.)

 

[ewok]

i think they are mostly vegetarian

 

[artemis1]

Wrong forum dude

Try Other Monster Fish

 

[David R]

I recently picked up a flagtail prochilodus from a guy in good condition.

The fish looks like its in good condition too!

Maybe give it some more time, my little one is a pig and will eat nearly anything.

 

[ewurm]

Put this in the right forum for you.

 

[Miguel]

do not worry...you will not see it eating like other fish..provide it with green stuff and algae..it spends its time grazing around the green stuff....you can try some small pellets, out of 10, 1 stays inside...it does not do to worry with Fei Fengs...

 

[Symbiosis]

sweet guys, thanks for the tips.... can't wait to transfer the prochilodus into my 300g later this year.... he seems to be consistently been feeding on blood worms now but nothing else.

cheers

Eric