Denisoni Barb. What Do They Eat?

[G_Reaper]

I have recently bought 3 Denisoni Barbs approx 4-5 inches long, apart from the initial harasment from our Ruby Shark who is much smaller than the Denisoni's they seem quite happy. The only problem is they do not seem to be eating. Does anyone know what their prefered food is?

Cheers Mike

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

What have you tried feeding them so far ? The stress of being moved to a new tank may also be causing them to not eat, particularly if they were harrassed a lot by your ruby shark at the start, they may be finding a lot of difficulty in settling down in the tank.

 

[G_Reaper]

What have you tried feeding them so far ? The stress of being moved to a new tank may also be causing them to not eat, particularly if they were harrassed a lot by your ruby shark at the start, they may be finding a lot of difficulty in settling down in the tank.

I have tried tropical fish flake, tubifex worms,bloodworms (frozen), micro flakes. they seem a bit brighter today more adventurous and not so bothered by the Ruby Shark so maybe they will eat later today when I feed them?

Regards Mike

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

What have you tried feeding them so far ? The stress of being moved to a new tank may also be causing them to not eat, particularly if they were harrassed a lot by your ruby shark at the start, they may be finding a lot of difficulty in settling down in the tank.

I have tried tropical fish flake, tubifex worms,bloodworms (frozen), micro flakes. they seem a bit brighter today more adventurous and not so bothered by the Ruby Shark so maybe they will eat later today when I feed them?

Regards Mike

They should accept those foods, although if they are not eating them, make sure you clean up any uneaten food to help prevent it rotting in the tank .

How many gallons is this tank/what is its measurements and what sorts of fish and how many do you have in the tank ?

 

[G_Reaper]

What have you tried feeding them so far ? The stress of being moved to a new tank may also be causing them to not eat, particularly if they were harrassed a lot by your ruby shark at the start, they may be finding a lot of difficulty in settling down in the tank.

I have tried tropical fish flake, tubifex worms,bloodworms (frozen), micro flakes. they seem a bit brighter today more adventurous and not so bothered by the Ruby Shark so maybe they will eat later today when I feed them?

Regards Mike

They should accept those foods, although if they are not eating them, make sure you clean up any uneaten food to help prevent it rotting in the tank .

How many gallons is this tank/what is its measurements and what sorts of fish and how many do you have in the tank ?

Tank is 4ft Juwel curved front with external Fluval filter (Internal Juwel filter removed)
1 x 5inch Sail fin Plec
3 x 3 inch Bala sharks
1x 3 inch Ruby Shark
2 x 2 inch Fire mouths
1 x Bumblebee catfish
4x neon tetra
1x Bamboo Shrimp
1x 2.5 inch False Flying Fox
5x Zebra Danios
3 x 4-5 inch Denisoni Barbs (the biggest fish in the tank)
We plan to increase tank size as the fish grow

Regards Mike

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

How wide and tall is the tank? Some of your fish may not be suitable for it in the long term as they could outgrow the tank.

 

[G_Reaper]

How wide and tall is the tank? Some of your fish may not be suitable for it in the long term as they could outgrow the tank.

I dont know the exact dimensions I think it has a capacity of approx 250 litres. The size of the tank is not an issue at the moment, as I mentioned we are planning to increase the tank size as the fish grow, I am very aware of the potential size the Bala Sharks, Plec and Denisoni can reach.

Regards Mike

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Cool, i would advise keeping an eye on the ruby shark as well too, it has a lot of growing to do and it may become more agressive/territorial as it matures, particularly towards fish like the denisoni barbs.

Keep us update with the feeding of the barbs, how long have you had them for exactly now ?

 

[G_Reaper]

Cool, i would advise keeping an eye on the ruby shark as well too, it has a lot of growing to do and it may become more agressive/territorial as it matures, particularly towards fish like the denisoni barbs.

Keep us update with the feeding of the barbs, how long have you had them for exactly now ?

We have had the Denisoni's for 5 days, they seem to be more active than ever today I hope that will increase their appetite. Actually they were from a display tank in a shop so they were probably very happy where they were so no wonder they are rather unsettled.

Thanks for the help.

Cheers Mike

 

[G_Reaper]

Cool, i would advise keeping an eye on the ruby shark as well too, it has a lot of growing to do and it may become more agressive/territorial as it matures, particularly towards fish like the denisoni barbs.

Keep us update with the feeding of the barbs, how long have you had them for exactly now ?

We have had the Denisoni's for 5 days, they seem to be more active than ever today I hope that will increase their appetite. Actually they were from a display tank in a shop so they were probably very happy where they were so no wonder they are rather unsettled.

Thanks for the help.

Cheers Mike

They are feeding no problem now and the Ruby shark seems to have accepted they are not a threat to his territory

Cheers Mike