So my jardini finnally ate two pellets this mourning with out even starving him... it's the first time s/he has not spitten them out since I got her... and s/he's pushing 6.5-7".... my question is now since s/he has eaten them should I only feed him/her pellets for now until they are more readily accepted... or should I try to keep it's diet mixed... I figured for atleast the next few days I would only offer the pellets... (actually quick softening koi stix)
my jar finnally accepted a cpl pellets!!!
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koi sticks are a bit too low on protein, go for cihlids or carniver pellets, and it will be better...
don't worrie, soon she will be eatting anything
don't worrie, soon she will be eatting anything
I had tried tertas cichlid xl... they were a little larger and the jar always spit them out... so looking around petco I saw these warm water koi quick softening stix and I figured I'd just give them a try... she's never ate them b4, but instead of waisting them I continued to feed them to my gourmis. Today with out starving her she took two down and spit out a third... I'm pretty shure there atleast 32% protien but it's mainly soy and wheat not animal protien... and they have a bit of color enhanchers... so I figured I'd givem them to her for a while and then try the cichlid again...
I do not think anything makes my day more then the first day a fish accepts the food that i have been trying to get them to eat.. i went through it with my arow, my jag and clown knife and it is an awesome feeling and so congradulations to you!!!
Thats' why I ask to see what the LFS feeds them so at least I know I can feed it something when I get home.
Mine seems to prefer to eat it soft cause it didn't eat the tetra cichlids when it just hit the water.
Mine seems to prefer to eat it soft cause it didn't eat the tetra cichlids when it just hit the water.
Yeah I did ask the lfs store what s/he was eating, and they told me they her just feeding him/her guppie feeders... and I don't wanna feed feeders... I haven't had a problem getting him/her to eat crickets, meal worms or earth worms... but pellets/sticks has been a whole nother story.. Still not eating them regularly but s/he has eatin a few on a couple different occations now... wish s/he's accept them a tad more eagerly...
back off a bit on the meal worms and the crickets now, let him just eat the pellets .. once you get him going on pellets just use the other things as a treat once in awhile ,... thats what i would do now...AwolAngler;985804; said: