Frontosa

[captc]

What is everyone out there feeding their frontosa? I have several in a 300 gallon tub that the only thing they eat every time is bloodworms. That is a little to expensive to feed every day. I have tried pellets and flakes but they spit it out. The fish seem skinny probably because of their finiky eating habbits. Any help appreciated.

 

[tableau]

If they were my fish, I would prefer to feed them a high quality cichlid pellet (NLS), but if they were to refuse it, I would try Hikari sinking carnivore which is simply irresitable for fish.

 

[mshill90]

I feed sinking Hikari. ONLY feed sinking foods!

I have a colony of full size ones.

 

[captc]

Thanks for the replies! I am off to get some Hikari sinking carnivore. I will let you know how it works.

 

[captc]

going to be a little delay trying the sinking pellets as I could no find it in my local stores. Just ordered it online from Kens fish food.

 

[JML1997]

going to be a little delay trying the sinking pellets as I could no find it in my local stores. Just ordered it online from Kens fish food.

In the meantime, try some shrimp..

 

[captc]

Finally got the pellets in. First feeding with them they ate a few. Second feeding got better and now I think they ae eating all the pellets. Thanks again!

 

[Redearsunfish]

Good news! I love when i hear about fish finally eating well!

 

[Mr Pleco]

Try Piscine Energetics Inc mysis shrimp....this is like crack to my colony of fronts after supplementing their pellet diet (hikari and NLS) they reward me with a tank full of fry......

 

[Ash]

I have mine on omega 1 sinking shrimp pellets... they love them... really they love shrimp. I also feed NLS sinking pellets.