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squirt2005

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I've got an NGT that is very healthy albiet small at 4-5" and he won't take any frozen, freeze dried, pellet or flake food:nilly:. This is the only dat I have trouble with. My question is since buying live fish from a LFS for food is expensive, what do you guys think about using shiners and quaranting them while gutloading them with frozen spirulina-brine shrimp. I've tried this for a month and everything is going good, NGT is happy and more active than ever. The thing is that I don't want to continue if it's unhealthy for him. Any thoughts? Does anyone know whether or not shiners block nutrients or vitamins like goldfish? That's probably my biggest concern.
 
i dont know the answer to your question but mine loved black worms and brine shrimp when he was little. he also gobbles up hikari sinking wafers, but it took him a little while to adjust.
 
starve him and get some other fish in there that will eat other then live. i got mine to eat krill in 2days of starving the second day he at it :)
 
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