My JD won't eat feeders anymore?

[vio1ator]

I have had a male Jack Dempsey for a few years now and never had a problem getting him to eat. I have given him a varied diet of flakes, pellets, feeder fish, ghost shrimp, blood worms, and beef heart. Up until recently, he has accepted all of these but for the last few months he has refused any live food. For two weeks during that span, I couldn't get him to eat anything but blood worms. Now he will eat a little bit of the flakes and pellets but will not eat any feeder fish or ghost shrimp.

I understand that maybe he just favors blood worms over anything else and is being picky. But I find it odd that a 9" JD who has always eaten feeders to suddenly not be interested in them at all. Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[guapoteman]

Wouldnt worry about it feeders have little nutritional value anyway. Jds are more of an invertabrate eater by nature

 

[vio1ator]

yea, i don't really care if he eats them or not. i just thought it was odd for him to stop all of a sudden. if he was more into invertebrates, why doesn't he eat the ghost shrimp either? I guess the title of this thread should be "my jd won't eat live food anymore"

 

[Red Devil]

He is trying to tell you... do not feed me feeders.. they carry parasites and bacteria.. they have very little nutritional value... keep feeding him all the other stuff and be happy that he decided to omit this from his diet before he had a problem....

 

[Loves severums]

He is trying to tell you... do not feed me feeders.. they carry parasites and bacteria.. they have very little nutritional value... keep feeding him all the other stuff and be happy that he decided to omit this from his diet before he had a problem....

I agree

 

[vio1ator]

i have other fish in the tank that will only eat live food, so i have to put feeders in there sometimes. again, i don't care if he eats them or not but i thought it was strange behavior and was wondering if this has happened to any1 else.