Weaning silver off live food

[PrecisionAquatics]

Alright great, thanks I will keep after it.

 

[PrecisionAquatics]

Is it taking the pellets into it's mouth or just ignoring them. 4 days is not that long, but for a small aro such as your probably not good

It is just ignoring them, is it too small to start?

 

[Bderick67]

It is just ignoring them, is it too small to start?

Yes it is too small, especially if it doesn't even see the pellets as food. First thing I would recommend is stop feeding the feeder fish and get it only eating floating surface foods. Go with live crickets, then convert to freeze dried crickets and freeze dried krill. Another thing don't leave the food offered sit in the tank, if it don't eat in 5-10 minutes remove the food.

 

[PrecisionAquatics]

Yes it is too small, especially if it doesn't even see the pellets as food. First thing I would recommend is stop feeding the feeder fish and get it only eating floating surface foods. Go with live crickets, then convert to freeze dried crickets and freeze dried krill. Another thing don't leave the food offered sit in the tank, if it don't eat in 5-10 minutes remove the food.

He is already eating live crickets, so going to freeze dried will be next, thanks. Also he is in with my discus, so obviously I dont ever leave food in there to rot.

 

[Water]

He is already eating live crickets, so going to freeze dried will be next, thanks. Also he is in with my discus, so obviously I dont ever leave food in there to rot.

Even though Discus and Silver Arowanas are from the same waters.. I'd be a bit careful putting them together cause Arows grow super fast compared to Discus.. and might view them as food.. Plus the Discus might be stressed from such a large fish hovering above them. Just a suggestion.

 

[PrecisionAquatics]

Even though Discus and Silver Arowanas are from the same waters.. I'd be a bit careful putting them together cause Arows grow super fast compared to Discus.. and might view them as food.. Plus the Discus might be stressed from such a large fish hovering above them. Just a suggestion.

Yea, obviously it isnt permanent but can you think of a better place to raise a young fish than in a discus tank? 2x a week water changes, obsessive gravel vacuuming...and so on.