I bought an 8in jaguar male a couple of weeks ago. I have been trying to get him trained on NLS pellets. He has been slow to take the pellets. He is also finicky about eating shrimp. He eats feeders, and earthworms like a pig, so I know he is healthy. I just want to get him adjusted to eating a good staple pellet. I was wondering what others were feeding their jags, and how did you get them trained to eating what you want? Thanks in advance for any advice or experience offered.
Jaguar feeding
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You say he's been slow to take the pellets and finiky about shrimp. Is he accepting them at all?
I'd be inclined to strip the feeders from his diet completely and the earthworms temporarily, at least until he accepts the other food you introduce without hesitation. Most Manauense will accept many frozen foods such as Krill, shrimps, Beefheart etc.
I'd be inclined to strip the feeders from his diet completely and the earthworms temporarily, at least until he accepts the other food you introduce without hesitation. Most Manauense will accept many frozen foods such as Krill, shrimps, Beefheart etc.
Mine was/is 8" when I got him and he didn't need trained at all for pellets, he immediatly took them. He wouldn't eat shrimp at first but after about 3 times offering it he finally started to eat it.
He will eat a few pellets and shrimp after the other fish have had their fill with them. I agree with your point about the feeders. My plan is to cut them out of his diet. I have only fed a few at first to help him acclimatize. I was told that the previous owners raised him primarily on feeders. I am thinking that he is not eating the pellets or shrimp very well, because he is waiting for feeders. I was planning on starving him until I can get him eating a quality staple. He is in the tank with a 4" female trimac and a 4" unsexed Nicarauganese who probably eat twice as much as him. I was also wondering how long it would take him to accept what I give him, and how long has it taken other jag owners? I started a small worm farm, so there will be plenty of treats for him as soon as he learns to eat his staple.
My jag was in a tank with alot of other cichlids. I think it was more of a survival instinct. When they ate he ate or went hungry.