Hepsetus odoe

[HerCrenVie]

Sorry about picture quality.

These two Odoes haven't eaten since they were introduced into the tank 3 days ago. The datnoid in the same tank with them is as greedy as ever. How long do these fish normally take to settle in?

 

[guppy]

I have not kept them but read that these can be nervous to settle, like many predators I wouldnworry for at least a week.

 

[killerfish]

yeah give them alittle longer if they don't eat for like 2 weeks then you need to worry

 

[Panerai1950]

Mine took around a week, is the Dat eating all the food?

 

[HerCrenVie]

The dat isn't. There are always feeder guppies swimming around but the Odoes simply ignore them. Do you think the guppies are too small? I'm thinking of getting large platies/goldfish for them.

 

[HerCrenVie]

It seems that it's not a question of large or small feeders. They just don't want food. Today I got them some larg-ish platies - completely ignored.

 

[Panerai1950]

It seems that it's not a question of large or small feeders. They just don't want food. Today I got them some larg-ish platies - completely ignored.

Give it sometime, how big is the tank? water temp and PH? From what i learn with mine one, they can be very shy and takes pretty long to settle in...would be great if u can post some full tank shots...

 

[HerCrenVie]

Give it sometime, how big is the tank? water temp and PH? From what i learn with mine one, they can be very shy and takes pretty long to settle in...would be great if u can post some full tank shots...

It's a 3ft tank. Yeah I know it's small. Temperature is room temperature...I'd estimate it to be 27 degrees Celsius or so. pH is pretty high, 8.0 or higher, due to the crushed coral I have in the substrate and filter (to keep hardness and pH levels more or less constant). Do you think the pH is too high?

 

[rixy]

id take all food out of the tank and leave it a couple of days.mine usually gorges his self then doesnt eat for 2-4 days depending on how much hes eaten.

i dont ever feed live although hes eaten a few of his tankmates .

try dropping food in with some power( eg prawns ) and drop them pretty hard in to the tank one at a time.this sometimes triggers a strike on the food you put in to the tank.if its a strange food,the pike will mouth the food,spit it out,eat it etc etc.

my pike is 11" long and eats prawns,hikari cichlid gold(any size) the odd piece of meat for a treat.he also eats frozen lance fish.

in a nut shell,starve them for a few days then introduce just one prawn.drop it in the tank with a bit of force.the odoes will go for it sooner or later.


ps 2 odoes usually spells trouble as the bigger/greedier of the 2 will kick the smaller ones ass.if your tanks big enough,get another odoe
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