my new red bellies wont eat....yet

[GarNiac]

hi all,
I've just bought new red bellies, 3 of them but juveniles one, around 2.5" each, and I put them in a 60 gallons tank. Just wandering, how long before they get accustomed with their new environment? well, they wont eat anything yet, and I gave them feeders and worms as a stater. And this is the third day already.
(I had the same piranha before, but they ate like maniac, before died coused of the water poisoned)

 

[G-Code]

I just got mine last wednesday and they are about 1.5-2" and they started eating within 30 minutes of introducing them. I gave them a cube of frozen bloodworms and they loved them. My tank has plenty of hiding places in it (driftwood/plants) so they are pretty comfortable. My water is around 82-84 degrees with a ph of 7.0 and 0.0ppm for ammonia. You might want to check your water and make sure that they have plenty of places to hide just to make them feel comfortable.

 

[GarNiac]

cheers, I'll try it, and keep it update, thanks again

 

[GarNiac]

wallaaa at last the red bellies wanted to eat,
its all good now, I gave them worms, seems to love it after a few days without eating,
lol, I guest they were starving though,...
cheers

 

[dudey]

ya its normal for them not to eat for a couple days at first. red bellys usually dont take as long as some others. My elong took a couple weeks before finally eating, and my full grown rb that I kept solo for a while also took a few weeks before accepting food.