Flowerhorn not eating pellets

[Dipen]

I bought 2 flowerhorns 1 male and female......female is ok for any food not even refused.....but the male chewed and spit it......not showing intrest in pellets.....but he like earthworm ... dried bloodworm....what to do to get him pellets

 

[piranhaman00]

Stop feeding anything but pellets and he will eat them, especially if he is already taking them and spitting, maybe try new pellets?

 

[Dipen]

Thanks for your reply.......t tried other pellets also...but he threw it......now what should i do.......should i left feeding him for couple of days

 

[Dipen]

 

[Anthrax]

Just fast him for a couple days then offer more pellets. I’ve had to do it with a few different fish before including a FH.

 

[Dipen]

Just fast him for a couple days then offer more pellets. I’ve had to do it with a few different fish before including a FH.

Thanks....i will do same

 

[RD.]

Presoak your pellets of choice in the juice of frozen bloodworms. Only feed in AM when the fish is most hungry, and do not offer any other food. Leave the room after you feed, your FH may just be nervous in their new environment. After a week or so of this your fish will slowly but surely start nibbling on the food. Once it is eating like gangbusters slowly wean off of the presoaked food, and convert to 100% pellet. I have trained juvenile FH imported from Asia that were raised exclusively on bloodworms, and had 100% success rate. Good luck.