Tarpon not eating?

[spencer0t]

I got a tarpon 2 days ago put him in a pond there are mosquito fish in the pond he may be eating but I have not seen that I have tried to feed him shrimp and worms but he doesn’t want to eat it I’m aware that he’s new and needs to get you used to his environment how Long can the tarpon go without eating and I heard they are not picky but it still hasn’t eaten

 

[Deadliestviper7]

How bigs the tarpon?
If he's around 6-8 inches he can probably go a week or two without eating.

Being young he may need a place to feel secure such as a driftwood brushpile or a clump of aquatic vegetation, and probably some other fish to feel secure, many young fish swim in schools when young, so adding something like a few mullet or bala sharks may help

 

[kno4te]

Would just as it’s still settling in but if it’s small a few weeks without food won’t hurt but after that I’d start to get second thoughts.

 

[spencer0t]

How bigs the tarpon?
If he's around 6-8 inches he can probably go a week or two without eating.

Being young he may need a place to feel secure such as a driftwood brushpile or a clump of aquatic vegetation, and probably some other fish to feel secure, many young fish swim in schools when young, so adding something like a few mullet or bala sharks may help

The pond has a pond lily and papyrus plant also rocks all different sizes at the bottom he tarpon is 5-6 inches but there mosquito fish in the pond he could be eating but I haven’t seen it still not taking the food I’m offering him though

 

[Deadliestviper7]

The pond has a pond lily and papyrus plant also rocks all different sizes at the bottom he tarpon is 5-6 inches but there mosquito fish in the pond he could be eating but I haven’t seen it still not taking the food I’m offering him though

What are you offering? They usually don't just take pellets off the bat

 

[spencer0t]

What are you offering? They usually don't just take pellets off the bat

I have offered shrimp and worms also minnows that I breed

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I have offered shrimp and worms also minnows that I breed

Hm seems like those should work, you may have to watch and see if he's eating already

 

[spencer0t]

Update had orange platies in and now all are gone think he’s eating

 

[Deadliestviper7]

May want to start trying to handfeed platies and such, so you can get him eating other things later

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Any updates?