I just got my first one. It is about 2" Long what do I feed it with it's that small. Will it eat raw tuna.
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I don't think tuna would be a very healthy thing to feed it. I would just stick with krill, worms, and bloodworms.
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Tuna has too much fat and oil for your poly. Try to feed him some sinking shrimp pellets(mine love em').
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I gave him a little before I read this. It was the first time he ate since I got him, so that was good, but i will not feed him anymore of it. Can I get it to eat pellets, and will he become more active during the day.
Q: Can I get it to eat pellets?
A: Yes. It may or may not accept them at first, but if it doesn't, just starve it for about 3-4 days, then offer them again, and repeat the process until it accepts them.
Q: Will he become more active during the day.
A: Some do, some don't. What species is it?
Edit: I assume it's the one in your other thread, right? Senegals tend to be a lot more active than the other Poly. species, so yeah, it will probably become more active during the day. I have a spoonhead senegal, and I haven't seen it hide once in at least the last 6 months.
A: Yes. It may or may not accept them at first, but if it doesn't, just starve it for about 3-4 days, then offer them again, and repeat the process until it accepts them.
Q: Will he become more active during the day.
A: Some do, some don't. What species is it?
Edit: I assume it's the one in your other thread, right? Senegals tend to be a lot more active than the other Poly. species, so yeah, it will probably become more active during the day. I have a spoonhead senegal, and I haven't seen it hide once in at least the last 6 months.
Ok but starving him means starving the other fish and he is not out at all he hids all the time and never swims around at all. When I feed by other fish it does not even move. At night sometimes I hear him splashing around so how can I tell of he is eating the pellets if I never see him. Do you kinda get what I mean.
Try Guppies, Ghost Shrimp, Chicken Heart, White Market Fish, Pellets, You can take flakes and roll them into a wet ball and sink it.
These will all usually work in moderation, and eventually he'll get onto pellets.
I got mine at about 1.5",
and now he's 6" easy.
These will all usually work in moderation, and eventually he'll get onto pellets.
I got mine at about 1.5",
and now he's 6" easy.
I would try spot feeding it (putting food near it in an area that the other fish can't/won't reach) before feeding the rest of the tank so you can see whether or not it's eating.Snook000;4560842; said: