starving SH!!!!

[goose_uk]

Hello all

I currently have my 3" Rainbow in with some birchir, and I am very worried he is not getting enough to eat. The birchir's are such greedy feeders, anything that hits the floor is wiped out pretty quick.

I have seen the SH feeding, but he only seems to feed when the food is floating, and as most meaty foods sink quickly, he does not get much.

Should I be worried? And are there any suggestions for floating foods that a SH will take?

All advice appreciated....i am a SH !!!

 

[danny]

in a word yes. when i first started to keep fish i had the same problem with a fire eel,he was wasting away i had to buy a new tank for the eel,with in a few weeks he was back on top

 

[golden cobra]

best thing to do is hand feed him cut up little bits of cockle and prawns and and wait untill you can drop it in front of his head

 

[stotty]

also try small worms a moving food item some times gets them feeding but try to give them a varied diet dont let them get hooked on one food. My one now eats anthing mussels are very good

 

[golden cobra]

if you are wanting a moveing floating edible item then look no further than crickets
dont feed them as a main diet but the work well for a treat

 

[goose_uk]

best thing to do is hand feed him cut up little bits of cockle and prawns and and wait untill you can drop it in front of his head

I tried this, unfortunately I seem to have the worlds most nervous SH..... keeps scooting off evrytime I open the lid!!

 

[golden cobra]

is your tank well planted, dwarf snakeheads settle down and stop being less skittish if they have some cover

 

[danny]

is your tank well planted, dwarf snakeheads settle down and stop being less skittish if they have some cover

yep cobra is bang on there,you will see a big change in there behaviour with a lot of plants and caves

 

[channarox]

you can always try getting him onto pellets.
i had a rainbow.
not very skittish though.
use a stick with the food on it and put it in his face.
give him lotsa cover.

 

[Oddball]

Floating arowana sticks should work great. All of my top-feeding preds do great on these AZOO sticks.