how to get off live food

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SandNukka15

SandNukka15

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I have a 210....7x2x2 and most of my fish will not eat pellets,frozen shrimp or fish and will only take live .... How can I get them to acept other food that isn't live. I'm affraid to starve them .... How long can they go without food?... If I starve them then try to attempt to feed frozen or pellets how long should I starve them for

Fish that will eat pellets
6 inch silver arow
5 inch spotted gar

Fish that will only eat live
8 inch disk male motoro
5 inch Brown clown knife
3 inch peacock bass
 
Even at small sizes like the peacock bass only being 3 inches?.... How long do u think they can go without food
 
starve them a week at a time. I'd put money on them breaking within the week.
 
Try blood worms for the bass. I have 4 very stubborn Monoculus that will only eat live and it's a big pain buying and quarantining feeders. I have tried just about everything frozen and have starved them 21days without feeders. They got thin and I broke and gave them a few feeders. But did find out they love blood worms. I am going to try bait worms and see if they will take those. Don't know about your other fish. GL
 
It doesn't help that I didn't put them in a grow out tank first ..... But I didn't want to move them later on
 
Mustardtiger101 said:
Starve them. They won't starve themselves to death.


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predatorkeeper87 said:
starve them a week at a time. I'd put money on them breaking within the week.
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I wish this was the case for me. I have one 6" Temensis that just won't break. Six bass in the tank and five if them eat pellets like pigs and this one fish just won't break. I've had it for four months and I wait about a month before I break down and offer live. I have tried just about every non live option and the other bass eat everything at first sight. The real drag is I have to throw in 100 to 150 feeders everything just to make sure he gets full. Hopefully he can figure it out soon.

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