NEVER seen my L255s eating ?

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y26tan18

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So I've gotten them about 2 weeks back. but up till now, I've never seen them eating.

I've tried : MP, massivore, blood worms, live tubifex worms, celery, cucumber, chicken liver.

I got two of them in a 4 ft tank. about 2-3ins. all they do is hide behind the 2 powerhead I have, not moving from the spot. I think they fought , cuz both have broken tails.

Anyway how can I confirm that they're feeding and happy ?

In the tank with them is a mango pleco, 2 African marbled knife fish, a sole fish, and an ornate bichir
 
That is what I've been trying too ... right now in the tank I' ve a fresh piece of celery with a chopstick stuck through it to hold it down.
 
im having the same problem with my l200. i just put cucumber in there tonight so hopefully he will start eating it.
 
um mine is a L255, not a L200 ? or are the the same ?
anyway I'm thinking of selling away one as it does not seems to be a good idea to have two in a tank together, unless of coz they're of opposite gender.

the celery as of now is still untouched =/ will leave it in the tank for one more night and I'll try green pepper next =D
 
Have you tried soaking some of the food in garlic extract, or rubbing cut garlic on the food? Supposedly the garlic is an appetite stimulant; I noticed that my plecos started to show interest in food with NLS (New Life Spectrum) pellets which have garlic in it.
 
I feed my plecos zucchini and they LOVE it. My L200 doesn't even let me secure it in the tank before he is attached to it.

I have tried asparagus and they don't like that, and I have not had luck with celery. I don't even think that celery would be of any nutrition, as it is just like iceburg lettuce.. just water.
 
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