Has anyone had to do this to get your jardini to eat. How long can they go without any food. My fish is on a hunger strike and i was just wondering if it was going to die of starvation?
Starving a Jardini
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Is it a baby like mine? I have tried everything and it only goes for frozen blood worms. It does not even like frozen plankton cubes. It hides most of the time and is even afraid of a small pleco. He needs some monster training classes.
Don't feel bad...the one I have is about 6" and won't eat anything but meal worms. I starved the bugger for about 4 days...threw in a frozen krill, he ate one, went for another and spit it out. Waited another 3 days (no meal worms), and refused to go for frozen krill, pellets, and FD krill. So I gave in this morning, he ate 10 meal worms...lil bastard! 
Its been about a week and he hasnt really eaten anything except one cricket. just hope it doesnt croak on me.
As long as it's healthy and not a tiny baby, it won't hurt it to go a few days without food. They are just like spoiled kids. I wanted the best diet for my fish, so one I had to make "fast" and then suddenly BAM pellets weren't so bad afterall. Good luck.
