henward Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 after 8 days of no eating, little clowny has eated 4 pieces of shrimp and i can see that tiny little bump on his belly! im gonna over feed the sucker and get him huge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 i have managed to get mine to eat flake, and its really funny when he eats a pleco chip, whole and lengthwise, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted October 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 mmmm, how the hell did you do that! i wanna get mine eating sinking carnivore pellets! but no luck! so shrimp first, when it gets bigger, ill feed it on other stuff. i want it to get strong and fat first then starve it out and feed it other things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Congrats on getting your fish to eat. It can be very stressful when it won't eat and you don't know what else to try to tempt it! Keep trying other foods - you never know when it might suddenly decide it's time for a change. Often it's easier to get fish to try new foods when they are younger. The older they get the more set in their ways (a bit like humans really). :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia-15 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 my knife ate within 2 hours of settling in, it eats aro stix and heart and shrimp... so i was lucky i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 yeah, i had a royal knife ages ago that ate immediately. i had a very small clown knife ages ago that died , its stomach bloated and didnt deflate.... that didnt eat for ages. apparently they are vulnerable when they are young but when bigger, they are rather hardy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Little bits at a time, or it will gourge and get bloated and wont be able to pass the food properly. Then it will pass on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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