Benny Posted May 3, 2002 Report Share Posted May 3, 2002 G'day I have had a Siamese tigerfish for about 3 days now, and I still have not seen him eat anything. Does anyone know what to feed one? currently I have been trying to feed him frozen bloodworms and cichlid tucker with no luck. He is currently 4". Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 3, 2002 Report Share Posted May 3, 2002 According to what I have read (and I had to look up what this fish was ) they are difficult to keep and eat live foods. Perhaps it has to wiggle before they will eat it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted May 4, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2002 What sort of fish would you recommend as a feeder fish. For instance should I setup my smaller tank again and breed guppies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 4, 2002 Report Share Posted May 4, 2002 They eat small fish, worms, insects and crustaceans. Guppies would be the easiest feeder fishes I imagine as they are not called the millions fish for nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted May 4, 2002 Report Share Posted May 4, 2002 Hi Benny Warrens Tiger seems to go for earth worms, will take beef strips if he is really hungry but only once, as he will not be fooled again Warren please correct me if I am wrong :-) Cheers /Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted May 7, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 well unbelievable as it may sound, over the past days my siamese tiger has grown quite fond of pellets meant for cichlids and cichlid tucker. Infact, from not eating anything about a week ago, yesterday I saw him steal a hunk of cichlid tucker right from my giant gourami's mouth. So there you have it, they don't necessarily need live food. I guess he got so hungry he had to eat what I gave him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 That is good to hear Benny. Everything I could find out about them said they were very picky eaters and would only eat live foods so it sounds like you are lucky to have one which will eat pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 I got mine when it was about 200mm long (about 4 years old). Its now 280mm and 5-6 years old. In 2 years I've not been able to convince it to try anything else. It had been fed very well on only live food before I got it. Because it was so well fed, it will no longer accept anything but live food. If trained from young to accept normal foods they do adapt well. They have to or they get very hungry. Mine seems to be well beyond training. Two weeks without any food and it still won't touch anything it thinks is dead. The beef heart strips do work, but only once (as Bruce says) and you have to wiggle it to make it look alive. You've also got to watch your fingers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 i used to have a small tiger fish that i fed swordtails to the swords where of similar size to him and he would smash them against a rock to kill them before eating them he only ate live food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 If he whacked them against a rock to kill them first then they weren't live food were they? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted June 20, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 how much did you pay for yours rene? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 Its the smashing thats the fun part. You have to able to play with your food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted June 22, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2002 warren, would you consider a siamese tiger as a 'rare' fish in NZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 22, 2002 Report Share Posted June 22, 2002 I would! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted June 22, 2002 Report Share Posted June 22, 2002 how much did u pay for yours benny? living waters here in tauranga has 3 for sale at $132.00ea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted June 22, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2002 thats a very reasonable price for a siamese tiger. I paid $118 from hollywood fish farm. are you considering getting one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted June 22, 2002 Report Share Posted June 22, 2002 not at the mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted June 22, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2002 It can be a difficult fish at times! I recently built mine a cave and now he hides all day in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted June 23, 2002 Report Share Posted June 23, 2002 Folks, For anyone interested, there's one for sale at Wet Pets in PN for $111. Just a juvenile... Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted July 2, 2002 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 I was up at WP a couple of days ago and saw the tigers, They are so tiny! i dont know about their survival at that size. my one has got quite solid over the last month, he would honestly have a bulk 100 times of the little ones. the thing with big tigers is that they turn into sacks! Just watch the ones in the WP display tanks, no movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macka Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 Try beefheart cut into small pieces or fresh shrimp or prawns he will love it. Ignore the info you find Cause it could be very old and untrue now. They have changed the classification on this so many times now its not funny. email for photocopys on the tigers info for i have some really new stuff that will help you. I dont wanna sound rude but thats a bit on the high side redwoods had them last week for $42 each. Sorry none left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 yup...true...i bought one of the ones from redwood for 42... very reasonable... the other one has been bought by someone as well... but redwood is keeping it for him to get it in a better condition before the guy takes it home... it is looking a bit thin, black and does not move much... the one i got is really good though... nice bright colours once i got it home... and swimming around... very picky eater though.... only wants to eat live food... so far I have fed it tadpoles, mosquito larvae and earthworms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted November 30, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 I guess I got a lucky siamese tiger, as after a few days of not eating it ate flakes and pellets ever since. A very temperamental fish, some days they greet you others they hide in a cave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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