L183's Wont eat!

[WolfFisho1]

how do i get my small little L183's to eat my algae wafers and the other sinkin foods? I put the food in and all it does is start to fall apart and after a day or so i have to siphon all of the stuff out!

All they do is eat the algae(which isnt bad just not as nutriuos!)

 

[davo]

what else have you tried? i have a few bags of certain prepared foods just because they were something i bought but they didn't eat- didn't like it at all. Can't remember which ones didn't go down, but one was a type of Hikari.

 

[WyldFya]

Keep in mind, if they are very small L183, they won't eat much. How big are yours?

 

[WolfFisho1]

well there are six of them and are only 1in or so! but with six of them i would think they would be able to eat at least one hikari algae wafer!

 

[WyldFya]

How long have you had them also? Mine are quite finicky, and don't eat nearly as much as most ancistrus species. They are somewhat light eaters. I have found that they do like to eat beefheart.

 

[davo]

why don't you try some vegetables, i'm sure they'll appreciate it. Wyldfyas right, at 1" they won't be eating a lot. Some times they don't want to eat the food you want them to eat.

 

[WolfFisho1]

why don't you try some vegetables, i'm sure they'll appreciate it. Wyldfyas right, at 1" they won't be eating a lot. Some times they don't want to eat the food you want them to eat.

yea am getting some zuccini for them!

 

[davo]

Cool im sure they'll appreciate it.

 

[loach43]

My L163 prefers wardley's algae wafers over Hikari. The Wardley wafers STINK by comparison so I'm guessing that's why. Probably easier for the fishes sensory perceptors to dial in on where they landed in the tank.

 

[bjorn]

also try feeding at night when the lights are out. do this with my l204 they seem to like it better