Rainbow Shark And Diet

[tameem]

This is my second rainbow shark. My last one died because of possible starvation. He never showed interest in flake foods, or sinking wafers. I tried algae wafers, but only once or twice and not regularly.
I bought another rainbow shark and want to make sure this cute thing does not seem the same fate. I added some flake food but he did not readily go to the surface to get it. Now, I did get him just a couple days ago so maybe he is still acclimating. What other foods should I try? is this common? Does anyone else have this problem?

Thanks.

 

[Honeythorn]

Try live foods. Bloodworms or small earthworms.

 

[tameem]

Well I have freeze-drived bloodworms. He just hangs out near the bottom often and does not come up to the surface like my other rainbow shark.
What else you recommend?

 

[xcharmanderx421]

honeythorn
i have to know what fish is that purple and yellow one in your signature!


I have no idea what my rainbow shark eats, he just seems to graze at algae in my tank occasionally eating some flake food that sank.

 

[Honeythorn]

It's a Kribensis. A Female Kribensis to be precise.

 

[Cdarmychi]

try sinking shrimp pellets

 

[tameem]

ya know, I do have those but the ones i got tend to float. Also, I have 5 clown loaches that greedily go after shrimp pellets...
But there is another brand that I hear does sink rather then sink.

 

[Cdarmychi]

ive been usin tetramin and they sink....

 

[tameem]

this is the second time someone has recommended tetramin. I will have to try those. The ones I have tend to float at the top, or float around unless you hold it under water for awhile.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi tameem,

I'll be moving your thread to the Cyprinids, Characins and Atherinids section. You may still get more responses to your thread from the folks who post in there.