My black wolf wont eat live food any more

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BOREEK

BOREEK

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Hey guys just wanted to no if this has happen to anybody else my 17" black hoplias has been feeding on 4" gold fish since i got him 3months ago and about week ago i did'nt have time to make it to my lfs so i started feeding him some raw shrimp i had in the fridge an he love it, he can eat 10 large shrimp in one feediing, so after a week of feeding him the shrimp i went to my lfs an pick up his old meal 3"-4" feeders and put them in the tank an he never touch thim for days so i took them out and gave to my 18" umbee, but before the wolf would eat them soon as i put them in the tank, this has been going on for 2week now an he still wont eat the feeders, but the shrimp sims a lil to expensive any ideas on what else to feed him
 
shrimp is too expensive but feeders aren't?
well its probably good that he isnt eating as much feeders as they arent as good for them, maybe you could try smelt or other raw fish, though that would probably be just as expensive as raw shrimp.

i dont rightly know why he would stop eating feeders though

good luck any way
 
Unless he is sick fish dont starve themselves....LOL...the shrimp are probably just an easier item to eat (catch since they're not alive), as well as something different since you said he has been used to eating feeders all the time. The shrimp is completely new to him and it probably spoiled him. The best diet is a varied diet, so feed shrimp, fish filets, feeders (if properly quarantined), and crayfish and etc. He has eaten the same feeders for so long something new has sparked his interest. If he gets hungry enuff he will eat those feeders if left in there with him, but like I said feed a varied diet and you can purchase frozen shrimp and fish filets in bulk at the grocery store or fish markets for a reasonable price and freeze and unthaw as you feed. This helps the food last longer and you dont have to take the chance of getting a diseased feeder. A 17in black hoplias sounds impressive wouldn't wanna lose it over one bad feeder, jus be careful when using feeders. GOOD LUCK, AND ONE MORE THING....I NEED SOME PICS OF THIS MONSTER AND A FEEDING VIDEO WOULD MAKE MY DAY....LOL...;)
 
what like $10 a month for shrimp cost to much?
 
Pics Pics Pics :)

Agree with the varied diet, smelt and shrimp make up the bulk of mines diet.
 
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