So I have a ton of severum swimming about the house in various tanks, and all of them LOVE when I throw a little spinach/pea/romaine/zucchini/cucumber/etc into the tank.
... Except for my big guys. I bought them when they were already well over 7", and they were on pelleted food only. It's been 3 years, and despite me throwing just about every plant under the sun into the tank, they just don't bite. I end up fishing it out (and getting mauled myself by them whenever they're defending eggs).
They're now around 8", and will steal food from the arowana (so prawns, strips of fish, and random other meaty pellets) and eat the occasional greener looking pellet.
They didn't like the floating green OSI (too hard?) or Hikari pellets, but will eat Hikari Gold, Tetracolor Tropical Granules, NLS large fish formula.
They'll eat algae wafers... but they sink. And just about any sinking pellet they ignore halfway. The male is blind on one side, so I try to target feed to some extent... but the JD usually is a lot faster than the Sevs.
Since I can't get them to eat fresh plant matter, what are my options?
Criteria: Bigger size, floating, veggie based. I'm willing to make my own if someone teaches me a recipe.
... Except for my big guys. I bought them when they were already well over 7", and they were on pelleted food only. It's been 3 years, and despite me throwing just about every plant under the sun into the tank, they just don't bite. I end up fishing it out (and getting mauled myself by them whenever they're defending eggs).
They're now around 8", and will steal food from the arowana (so prawns, strips of fish, and random other meaty pellets) and eat the occasional greener looking pellet.
They didn't like the floating green OSI (too hard?) or Hikari pellets, but will eat Hikari Gold, Tetracolor Tropical Granules, NLS large fish formula.
They'll eat algae wafers... but they sink. And just about any sinking pellet they ignore halfway. The male is blind on one side, so I try to target feed to some extent... but the JD usually is a lot faster than the Sevs.
Since I can't get them to eat fresh plant matter, what are my options?
Criteria: Bigger size, floating, veggie based. I'm willing to make my own if someone teaches me a recipe.