Why won't the damn things eat....

[channarox]

My baby indos, 4 of them, won't touch anything.
Not shrimp, pellets, or even frozen bloodworms.
One died, just because it wouldn't eat anything for the few weeks I've had it, and I'm not about to watch the other three go too.
I've got 4 much larger ones eating shrimp, but nothing else.
How am I going to get them to eat?

 

[kdrun76]

Soak the food in garlic juice.

 

[channarox]

Soak the food in garlic juice.

I've heard that many times before, but what garlic juice?
Is it something sold by lfs? Or any crushed up garlic?

 

[kdrun76]

In the grocery store, you can buy "chopped garlic" its usually sold in the produce isle. Its really good for cooking with too. The jar is full of juice, I would use that.

 

[Japonicus]

maybe some small live feeder?

 

[channarox]

In the grocery store, you can buy "chopped garlic" its usually sold in the produce isle. Its really good for cooking with too. The jar is full of juice, I would use that.

Alright, and I just soak whatever in there?

maybe some small live feeder?

I can't find any feeders small enough for these guys.

 

[kdrun76]

I would start by dripping a drop or two of juice on the food, if that doesn't work then soak it.

Good Luck.

If you want really small feeders.... Go buy a female guppy that is in a tank with a male guppy. You won't have to wait very long before you have a lot of "small feeders".

 

[channarox]

I would start by dripping a drop or two of juice on the food, if that doesn't work then soak it.

Good Luck.

If you want really small feeders.... Go buy a female guppy that is in a tank with a male guppy. You won't have to wait very long before you have a lot of "small feeders".

Ah yes, but I don't have any extra tanks for feeders, and those too big for the little ITs would be eaten by the bigger ones.

 

[Danzig86]

maybe a feeder block in the meantime, i had my oscar sick and he wouldnt for nearly a month i had to crush flake well actually powderise it then mixed it with water sucked it up a plastic syringe and put my hand into the tank and spray it into his mouth so it passed thru his gills, but i dont know how skittish indos are????

 

[channarox]

maybe a feeder block in the meantime, i had my oscar sick and he wouldnt for nearly a month i had to crush flake well actually powderise it then mixed it with water sucked it up a plastic syringe and put my hand into the tank and spray it into his mouth so it passed thru his gills, but i dont know how skittish indos are????

These indos are healthy and normal a part from being so skinny.
Very skittish too.