Paratilapia Bleekeri

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Aimara
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I have a full grown P. Bleekeri and all it has ever eaten is earthworms. It wont take feeders or anything non-live. What does everybody else feed theirs? Any suggestions on getting him to take other foods? Its weird, a cichlid this size being the most difficult fish to get to eat. I just can't figure it out I have had him for over a year and seems to be happy and healthy. Gets extremely aggressive at feeding time, as long as its worms that is. I am pretty sure it came from the wild but it seems like by now I could get it on something else. I have a lot of experience in keeping fish, fresh and salt, and I am completely stumped on this one! Any help would be appreciated.:)
 
It went on a 2 month hunger strike and came down with a massive case of ich when I brought it home, this leads me to believe that it may have come from the wild, also the colors are extreme which also leads me to believe that. How long could it be safely starved for? It took two months of trying just to get it to eat anything at all.
 
I have a small polleni that will eat hikari carnivor pellets. They aren't his favorite but he will eat plenty when thats all that there is. He nails nightcrawlers like theres no tomorrow, so I feed them sparingly to keep him eating other foods.
 
I doubt the bleek is wild caught. You can still get nice spotted ones from Rapps. To change the diet just starve him. When he is hungry he will eat.
 
mine eat cichlid pellets, bloodworm,flake, mealworm... its just what they get used too.
 
Dude, I realize starving him should work but he did not eat for 2 whole months and still no results!
 
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