Thread Finnned Rainbow Fish

[term_22000]

I can't get my fish to eat anything that I put in there. I make sure that the food is small enough for them to be able to eat it but they don't seem to do well with anything that I put in there; flakes, dried, or frozen. Can anyone give me an idea on how to get them to eat??

 

[Carlovel1]

I can't get my fish to eat anything that I put in there. I make sure that the food is small enough for them to be able to eat it but they don't seem to do well with anything that I put in there; flakes, dried, or frozen. Can anyone give me an idea on how to get them to eat??

When did you get them?

 

[term_22000]

Almost a week ago

 

[drobbyb]

I. Werneri (threadfin rainbowfish) have tiny mouths. When all else fails, most fish will eat baby brine shrimp. They are really easy to hatch and feed to your fish.


Hatching Baby Brine Shrimp

 

[mikev]

Robby is right on this.

If you cannot provide them with artemia, try baby powder food (100-200 micron GP's for example) or frozen baby brine shrimp.

I feed my group with a good dose of artemia daily and supplement with other, prepared foods, like GP's and crashed flake (for some veggie contents). Mine are always enthusiastic about artemia but will take other foods reluctantly. When varying quality diet is given the fish tends to look/behave/color better too. A couple of mine:

Daphnia and bloodworms cut into small chunks are other possibilities.

 

[term_22000]

Thanks, I will try some of these things... I will let you know how it goes...