Tiger Shovelnose catfish HELP!!!!

[OscarMaster]

i have had him for a bout a week and a few days, and i still havent seen him eat????? i tried everything from worms, minnows, algae disks, beefheart,cichlid pellets,?:??? im just worried?? anyone else have trouble like this? i need some help he is in a tank with 2 tiger oscars, 1 jaguar cichlid, 1 red devil, 1 venustus, and 2 plecos, and my very friendly rb,??? he is about 12"?


please any help,

 

[KAWAMIKIE]

Try some shrimp from your food store.
I thaw it out, peel it, cut it down to bite size for given fish. Then I wedge it in the end of a tube and put it in front of the fish. Keep your finger on the tube so it doesn't suck up inside it. The fish will pull it out and eat it.
I also do the same with beef liver.
I'm currently feeding my Syn., Lima, and Eclipse cats this way.
They are not very competitive eaters as their tank mates get to the food first.

 

[drodney22]

Have you tried Frozen Bloodworms? Freshwater fish seem to go bananas over this stuff.

 

[aidenb]

What size is the tank? That's a lot of aggressive fish in with it, most of which will be eaten anyway but it may be getting picked on at the moment.

 

[OscarMaster]

What size is the tank? That's a lot of aggressive fish in with it, most of which will be eaten anyway but it may be getting picked on at the moment.

it actually has not been picked on at all, he swims around and is very active all day,, its in my 300 but not a fish has bothered with him at all since i got him??

 

[jay_leask]

try feeding at night with the lights out.