need help training young endli how to eat pellets.

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Phongstuh

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i got him from the lfs about 2 months ago they told me to feed him ghost shrimp and blood worms.
so far ive been feeding him live and frozen worms and guppies here and there but what i really want to know how to do is how to train him to eat pellets? cause i know most live food lack vitamins minerals etc....
any body have any success in doing so? if yes may you please write a tutorial? thanks hes about 4-6 inches
 
Step 1: put 1-2 sinking pellets in the tank.
Step 2: wait until pellets are eaten.
Step 3: if pellets are not eaten after 24-48 hours, remove.
Step 4: After pellets are eaten, or removed (24-48 hours passed), add 1-2 new sinking pellets.
Step 5: repeat this process, until the fish enjoys eating daily.

It can take 2 weeks to a month.
There is no such thing as starving to death. Don't worry if it doesn't eat. It will eat.

I like NLS 3mm sinking pellets.

My baby endli 3.5" didn't take a bite at all for 2 weeks. And yet it had plenty of energy to cruise around every day. Fish don't have to eat.
 
I'm still having issues with my new delhezi. He will approach pellets, mouth it then spit it back out. Iv had him almost 2 weeks and he hasn't shown interest in anything. Iv offerd sinking carnivore pellets, cut up shrimp and talapia so far.

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so ill starve him for 4 days and let him eat everything inside the tank... then introduce the carnivore pellets? and can this rule be used for rtc also?
 
What kind of pellets do you feed them? Does anyone have a link?
 
Try sinking carnivore pellets.

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You don't have to starve your polys to get them to eat pellets.
First thing is find out what they like to eat.
Secondly, soak the pellets in whatever juice from what your polys like to eat.
Thirdly, feed them some of the pre-soaked pellets to your fish after you turn the lights off.
Most will learn quickly enough but really small polys can have a hard time if the pellets are to big.
 
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