hey guys got a mangrove jack 6cm he wont eat what to do im afraid he will die hasnt eaten all day! how to get him to eat., the shop i brought him off had him eating tetra's, how do i get him to eat blood worm PLEASE help!!! im stressing it bad
Help with feeding
- Thread starter AussieMonster
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Did you just get it today? Leave it alone and throw some small feeders in tomorrow...I hope you meant YOU are stressing bad, not stressing IT bad, because that might be having something to do with it...
yeah im stressing.. so the best thing to do would be to get him eating feeders and then try feeding pellets and blood worm and non-live food
Don't stress, jacks will eat anything meaty. Give it a day or two to settle. Don't bother with the bloodworms, too messy and small. Try chopped prawn or fish fillet, if it is hungry it will eat it, even in the wild baby jacks will mob chopped prawn. If it still hasn't eaten after a week go some feeders but it is better and cheaper if you can wean it off them ASAP. If you do end up with feeders try get feeder shrimp rather than fire gudgeons or whatever they use in sydney. I sold a heap of jacks recently about that size, my mates is eating chopped prawn and fish and gets feeder shrimp as a treat. Another friend already has his taking pellets, he used baby oscars to train it. Amehel0 took one as well, not sure what he's got it eating but.