New pickup Question- Ropefish

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Liz,

How long did it take for yours to start eating.
ANd what does it eat.
 
BichirAddict;1477442; said:
Liz,

How long did it take for yours to start eating.
ANd what does it eat.

They need a couple of days for the stress to wear off..then i would take an eyedropper and squirt in his face blood worms and slow but sure he started to eat ..they are shy so after you feed leave light off, then start feeding small pellets ..one or two .. and brine shrimp and mysis shrimp .. should be tried too..
 
Before my rope fish kicked it (Bad ick out break) I use to feed him about 1 inch to ½ inch cut up night crawlers. He used to love them since they would wiggle around. I would only feed him one once a week or so.

Anyone else do similar stuff?
 
Ace135;1482570; said:
Before my rope fish kicked it (Bad ick out break) I use to feed him about 1 inch to ½ inch cut up night crawlers. He used to love them since they would wiggle around. I would only feed him one once a week or so.

Anyone else do similar stuff?
Mine right now is also going through bad ick but seem like it will be able to pull out of it.
Sorry about your rope.

And Welcome to MFK
 
BichirAddict;1482991; said:
Mine right now is also going through bad ick but seem like it will be able to pull out of it.
Sorry about your rope.

And Welcome to MFK

Thanks!

Yea it was really bad. Water was fine and everything. It killed off everything. I have no clue what happend other then the change of season might have caused it.

Picking up a new 55 soon though since I gave away my 150 to my friend before I moved, so I’m really looking forward to gets a new rope.
 
BichirAddict;1482991; said:
Mine right now is also going through bad ick but seem like it will be able to pull out of it.
Sorry about your rope.

And Welcome to MFK

How is he doing? Eating ? It takes awhile for ICK to go away..but hope the improvement is still on..
 
Red Devil;1487296; said:
How is he doing? Eating ? It takes awhile for ICK to go away..but hope the improvement is still on..
I have seen it eat market shrimp twice and is doing great with the salt treatment has improved to about 80% normal level and only day 3 of treatment.
 
BichirAddict;1488733; said:
I have seen it eat market shrimp twice and is doing great with the salt treatment has improved to about 80% normal level and only day 3 of treatment.

Fantastic awesome... you did great!!!! glad to hear it!!!:D
 
nice rope! thats one of the greenest ones i have ever seen!
 
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