Hey all, this is my first post so I do apologise if it should have gone somewhere else. And I did have a quick read over the forums to save myself a post but couldnt quite get the answer I was after.
Ok I just bought my first jardini yesterday after having only ever owned african cichlids until now. The fish shop I got him from fed him cheap cichlid pellets and I watched him scoff them down no problems just before I bought him. I thought id do the right thing and buy the good stuff so I bought the Hikari food sticks. Now I understand this is still early stages as its only the second day in his new home, but he really doesnt seem to like the sticks. He will happily grab them from the surface but just crushes them then spits the whole lot out in little pieces. He seems interested in the food and swims over to it until he eats it then it just gets spat. My guess is he is just used to the old food and needs time to adjust to not only the new food but new environment also. He is about 6 inches long so its not as if the food is too large for him. Its there anything special I should be doing to get him onto this new diet. Im thinking il go a few days and throw a stick in and see what happens. If he spits it, wait another day and try again?? I payed good money for this food haha!! Sorry again if this topic was covered I just wanna make sure im caring for my new friend properly as im new to the arowana/saratoga scene... Cheers in advance
Jamie
Ok I just bought my first jardini yesterday after having only ever owned african cichlids until now. The fish shop I got him from fed him cheap cichlid pellets and I watched him scoff them down no problems just before I bought him. I thought id do the right thing and buy the good stuff so I bought the Hikari food sticks. Now I understand this is still early stages as its only the second day in his new home, but he really doesnt seem to like the sticks. He will happily grab them from the surface but just crushes them then spits the whole lot out in little pieces. He seems interested in the food and swims over to it until he eats it then it just gets spat. My guess is he is just used to the old food and needs time to adjust to not only the new food but new environment also. He is about 6 inches long so its not as if the food is too large for him. Its there anything special I should be doing to get him onto this new diet. Im thinking il go a few days and throw a stick in and see what happens. If he spits it, wait another day and try again?? I payed good money for this food haha!! Sorry again if this topic was covered I just wanna make sure im caring for my new friend properly as im new to the arowana/saratoga scene... Cheers in advance
Jamie
