Is there a way to increase appetite

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My question is about a completely healthy fish. I was just hoping maybe some members had some tricks they use. I have a male carpintis who is about 8 months old, he has recently slowed in growth and i would love to see him go back to quick growth. I do weekely water changes, hes alone in a 60 gallon, and i feed nls as his main food. Can i do anything to get him to eat more? Also he will accept blood worms as often as i give them to him, what is an acceptable amount of times to give blood worms weekely.

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I would start mixing the pellets with the blood worms and letting them soak in it. He'll start eating pellets more frequently and grow quicker. You could also try this with massivore.


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If he's already eating NLS, you can try the NLS Finicky Fish formula.
It contains mussel which is supposed to entice appetite and therefore help induce feeding. It also has a higher protein level.
It worked for my FH who never accepted pellets but now is always craving it, but every fish is different :)


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Read post 5 and that is all you need to know.
 
I don't want to overfeed at all. I just have noticed a decrease in growth. I understand this is most likely due to a natural slow down, but i would like to try to boost his ability to continue his previous pace. I would obviously stop if he started getting fat or unhealthy. Simple action/reaction if you get undesired results remove the stimulus.

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Your not going to boost his growth by feeding him more you will simply have an overfed fish. I am sorry but it is completely natural for fish to slowdown after a certain size there's not anything you can really do to change that. Less is more often times when it comes to feeding. In fact as he gets larger I would actually cut back on feedings.
 
jonclark96 said:
Why not just let him grow normally? Fat, overfed fish will eventually lead to an early death.
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smitty03281964 said:
Read post 5 and that is all you need to know.
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rrcoolj said:
Your not going to boost his growth by feeding him more you will simply have an overfed fish. I am sorry but it is completely natural for fish to slowdown after a certain size there's not anything you can really do to change that. Less is more often times when it comes to feeding. In fact as he gets larger I would actually cut back on feedings.
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All of the above, feed your fish normally once a day.
 
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