i was going say that or hikari floating sticks thats how i got mines to hit pellets or floating sticks
pellet training help guys!!
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i was going say that or hikari floating sticks thats how i got mines to hit pellets or floating sticks
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/fo...-off-Live-Food
This method work for me to with the exception of krill or pellets in the beginning. I found if you start with dropping in the feeders one by one as noted in his thread then move into step two by cutting the feeders in half and dropping the pieces in individually. This teaches them to start excepting "cut baits" and gets them off live really quick. After you have them on fresh cut feeders, then I moved into step three which was frozen 3" - 4" silver sides I got from the oriental market and cut those up into bite size pieces, this got them off the fresh cut feeders and onto a much cheaper option. I should also note I thawed the silver sides in a cup of hot water before cutting and feeding. From this point I started adding different types of food items, like cut tilapia, clam meat, smelt, mackerel, squid. Once I got them use to eating all different kinds of foods with different textures I introduced Vida Chem and started marinating the cut baits in it before feeding then lastly I introduced dropping pellets and sticks in with their cut baits. I start this process with all my grow outs very small (2"-3") and as a result all 26 Cichla I have currently except anything I through in the tanks now. Maybe this method might help you too. Good luck bud!
This method work for me to with the exception of krill or pellets in the beginning. I found if you start with dropping in the feeders one by one as noted in his thread then move into step two by cutting the feeders in half and dropping the pieces in individually. This teaches them to start excepting "cut baits" and gets them off live really quick. After you have them on fresh cut feeders, then I moved into step three which was frozen 3" - 4" silver sides I got from the oriental market and cut those up into bite size pieces, this got them off the fresh cut feeders and onto a much cheaper option. I should also note I thawed the silver sides in a cup of hot water before cutting and feeding. From this point I started adding different types of food items, like cut tilapia, clam meat, smelt, mackerel, squid. Once I got them use to eating all different kinds of foods with different textures I introduced Vida Chem and started marinating the cut baits in it before feeding then lastly I introduced dropping pellets and sticks in with their cut baits. I start this process with all my grow outs very small (2"-3") and as a result all 26 Cichla I have currently except anything I through in the tanks now. Maybe this method might help you too. Good luck bud!
going to keep going with this for the next week or two before i try the drop method because my bass were off live the day i got them so don't want to introduce them to live again.
got the bigger one of the two to eat pellets guys!!! yay!! It wont hit the pellet as it sinks but after a couple of minutes sitting at the bottom of the tank, it would eat it.
