Just wanted to share. I've read on the high mortality on these guys, fingers crossed! What do you guys feed yours?
New brachyplatystoma capapretum
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Tried feeding silver sides, blood worms, and massivore sinking pellets. Won't eat. Already looks a bit skinny should I do feeders? What do you guys think
Id suggest wait it out. It’ll eventually eat.
You are in the best position to judge but I am with Ron. No need to give it live at all. I never have.
It will feed only when both comfortable and hungry. It's probably not one of those yet.
It will feed only when both comfortable and hungry. It's probably not one of those yet.
I've had good luck with Brachyplatystoma with getting them to take prepared food by putting appropriately sized long skinny strips of tilapia fillets into the current and letting it drift by the fish. They typically snatch it right up.
Mine took pieces of white fish eventually , having swam round past it three or four times. But only once it had really settled in after over a week, may have been more(was a stressful time if you read my posts on it).
Fast forward a few weeks he took pellets! He gobbled up about 5 but now hes back to not eating lol, anyone have this experience as well?
Have to be honest, not at all. He's pretty chill. He's active but swims in one area. Maybe because I have him in a slightly planted tank with lots of hiding spaces, but even then he's not very shy and doesn't hide.