plecs Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Hi, have a borneo tiger that is getting a bit slim and needs plumping up. have been feeding him neons, but this isnt really a great solution! he doesnt seem to like bloodworms. Has anyone got any suggestions? have most frozen food available, but no live food (other than other fish!). thanks for your help (in advance) plecs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Sorry Plecs, but unless someone else comes up with a solution wouldn't know what to suggest other than live food (fish). I also have a Borneo Tiger and it wont take anything except other fish (normally neons). I've tried frozen, worms, insects, mussels. I believe live food is the only way to go. Regards Robbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plecs Posted January 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 thanks Robbie, sorry to hear that! lets hope someone comes up with something! plecs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Try live, wriggling worms from ya lawn. Should go for them if he's hungry. Then you may be able to teach it to eat worm shaped pieces of beef heart, tie the heart to a string to make it life-like, giggle it. Good luck Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 i had 2 20cm golden severums and they went crazy over live earth worms, and my discus love them too, id try that, just might have to cut them in half depending on how big it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 as alan said earth worms , i feed mine everything , bloodworm , pellets, live food, mussels, live food....platies, goldfish, fresh water guppys (they are great you can breed them in a pond and feed them out), i only feed feeder fish and get alot of bags because my lung fish and tiger eat lots in one day and then i dont feed them for 4-6days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 dont feed them tadpoles!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 NO The taddies go pop and they don't like doing that. Also there is a dearth of frogs, so how about trying to look after them.(frogs) Just had to growl at a young visitor about doing exactly the same thing. Save our FROGS. Starve a Frenchman. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Agreed, the frog population in New Zealand has depleted to an alarmininly small size in the last five years. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 How long do you starve him for before trying other foods?? try giving him nothing for a few days, then he'll probably jump at a cube of bloodworms! IMO live fish should only be used as an occasional treat, not a staple diet. How big/old is the tiger? How big is the tank? etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Except, most of the frogs are introduced anyway, so no real harm using them and MAF will probably thank you...Wait...that's a good reason NOT to use them as feeders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 why i said no taddies was because they dont feed them, taddies are mostly water, also because there arent many round now adays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plecs Posted January 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 thanks guys, he was starving when i fed him the bloodworms, and he didnt touch that! he has had a great feed today, lots of little fish, things with funny tails etc. He probably wont need more for a couple of days! will try the earthworms, if i am wriggling it on a string, what if he swallows the string too! :lol: he isnt that big, neon is a good size fish for him, the penguin tetra was a bit big! thanks again plecs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 guppys are good live food and easy to brred yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 I have a large borneo tiger, he is a fussy eater but eats very well. I only feed him once every 2-3 days. he usually eats a dozen or more shrimps a feed or a dozen or so pieces of beef heart about half an inch square. On the odd occasion i will feed him live earthworms but he will only eat these if he is hungry. I do not feed him live feeders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 OT, how big/old is your tiger Doc? I've heard they grow pretty slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 He is about 3 years old now and about 12 -13" long, Tigers have a huge growth spurt at a young age and reach about 80% of full size in thier first 3 or 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalAddict Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 how about tank mates? what do they mix with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 I have him in a 5' tank to which he is the sole occupant, he will kill anything I try adding to the tank. He did get on with a fire eel for a while and I could probably get away with a large pleco. The only other option that I could get away with is maybe add another 3 or 4 tigers of a simular size. If you want tankmates for your tiger, you have to raise them together as juveniles otherwise you end up in the situation that I am in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 What exactly is a Borneo Tiger? I can't find it on google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Try searching for siamese tigerfish or Datnoides microlepis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 *sigh* I'd love to keep 3-5 tigers in a big tank, but it's just not practical in a rental house with wooden floors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 :Hey i feed my indo tiger uncooked prawn or ox heart he seems to love them,some days he likes the prawn other days he likes the ox heart i guesse it depends on his mood, they can be very finicky when it comes to eating, feeders can be expensive too unless you breed them for that purpose and ox heart is only a couple of bucks from the super market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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