My GATF

[Lugal]

GATF reacts to environment change. If you change anything in your tank at all, it will get nervous and may panic/ stop eating/ rubs its mouth with glass. Some may not be like this but mine does, for a day at least.

Adding non-aggressive tank mates like 1 Bala Shark/ 1 Tinfoil barb at the same size will help also because those fish will make it feels more secure and eat right in front of it, stimulating it at the same time.

Don't broke easily though. My biggest GATF was dead-food-trained in 48" desolation tank for 2 weeks when it was 4", along with Balas. Got so thin as a pencil but once it accepted dead minnows, there's no going back for it. Went from 4" to 11" in 9 months.

 

[Troy1015]

2 days in a row. Smashed a whole smelt today. Very excited. Hope this is the turning point in it staying eating smelt. Will update tomorrow.

 

[moe214]

2 days in a row. Smashed a whole smelt today. Very excited. Hope this is the turning point in it staying eating smelt. Will update tomorrow.

Just don't give in so easily lol

 

[headbanger_jib]

the additional stronger flow will encourage it to accept new food items. Try introducing the prepared foods directly into the flow as this will help mimic prey movement and might help trigger the fish's natural attack response to this movement.

Very true as said above.

I got my 3.5" Gatf eating frozen within the week.
The secret was a directional flow and throwing frozen food in the flow, the Gatf would chase and eat while the food was "fleeing", and leave what would sink to the bottom. Eventually he started eating anything, when I upgraded his tank, it didn't have enough flow and he went back to eating only live, then I added flow and he is back eating like a champ.

 

[Troy1015]

Been throwing smelt into the current. 3 days of failure.
Today out of excitement i got lucky and it hit a smelt swam around with it in its mouth and crushed it. Really waiting for it to become a consistent eater.

 

[Troy1015]

Update 2 days in row it has ate smelt. Once I get it onto smelt consistently i will try t9 fimd something to pellet train if not maybe look into vitachem soak for nutrients.

 

[Troy1015]

10 inches

 

[moe214]

10 inches

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Looks good

 

[Troy1015]

3 days in a row eating smelt. Seems to be gaining alot of confidence. Before it would stay and let the armatus eat first now it' eating first and chasing the armatus off. Hope this is a sign of things to come. Body is looking thicker and cam see a difference in demeanor.

 

[Troy1015]

Don’t worry your GATF will be hitting cut fish in no time .

Seems like you were right. Took about 3 weeks to train.