I'm trying to get Marley (my 10" jag) on a new diet. I got him for free from a lady that was supposed to babysitting him for 2 weeks, and its now been 3 years and she still hasn't heard from the owner. She really had no clue how to take care of him, and was feeding him the $1.99 pet store special goldfish flakes. I really don't know why he is alive today, not only was his diet horrible, but he also had no heater and was living in a 25 gallon tank(which had a thick layer of goldfish flake all over the bottom because she would over feed him and wouldnt scoop out the extra). I have to give her some credit though, she did go out and buy him a feeder fish about once a week.
Anyway, I'm trying to get him on "New Life Spectrum Large Fish Formula", and he won't eat it. I've had him for a 7 days now. I tried feeding him the new food two days after I got him, and of course he didn't eat it. However, I didn't want to stress him out too much since I just got him so I threw him a feeder just so he could eat something that was familiar (because there is no way in hell i was giving him goldfish flake!).
The pellets I'm trying to feed him now sink fairly quickly, they don't float like the flakes did. I really don't want to have to try and find a floating pellet because I REALLY like new life spectrum as I have had nothing but amazing results with it, and they do not carry a floating pellet. I don't want to go ahead and starve him until he'll eat anything I drop without getting a second opinion first. This is my first experience with both new world cichlids and large fish. Plus I'm really attached to him already, so I don't want to risk killing him. Any advice you guys could offer me would be fantastic.
Anyway, I'm trying to get him on "New Life Spectrum Large Fish Formula", and he won't eat it. I've had him for a 7 days now. I tried feeding him the new food two days after I got him, and of course he didn't eat it. However, I didn't want to stress him out too much since I just got him so I threw him a feeder just so he could eat something that was familiar (because there is no way in hell i was giving him goldfish flake!).
The pellets I'm trying to feed him now sink fairly quickly, they don't float like the flakes did. I really don't want to have to try and find a floating pellet because I REALLY like new life spectrum as I have had nothing but amazing results with it, and they do not carry a floating pellet. I don't want to go ahead and starve him until he'll eat anything I drop without getting a second opinion first. This is my first experience with both new world cichlids and large fish. Plus I'm really attached to him already, so I don't want to risk killing him. Any advice you guys could offer me would be fantastic.
