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TRITON · 04-15-2008, 11:15 AM

Hi All,

I'm new here and new to fish keeping This is the first time I've posted on a Forum before and its very exciting! I should be finishing my "TAXES" but I couldn't wait to ask my first question

I really need some advice about feeding Picky Eaters!! I have a new (3 months) 100gal Corner tank with 2 sm Oscars, 1 Convict, 1 sm Green Severum, 1 sm Electric Blue JD, 2 sm Salvinis, 2 sm Nicaragua Chics, 1 sm Sydondontis Eupterus Cat, an 8" Turtle and a Massive 13" common Pleco. All get along really well "So Far!"

The problem is that all hate Cichlid pellets of any kind no matter how big or small but the Turtle will eat them sometimes. Some like one brand of flakes others like another brand of flakes and some won't eat flakes at all but the Turtle will usually eat flakes but only one type of brand.

The Oscars will eat anything the Turtle eats and in fact have learned to follow the Turtle around the tank because they know that it gets the meaty foods like fish and shrimp and the Oscars will even grab food out of the Turtles mouth. Pretty amusing to watch!

My tank is 27" Tall with 24" of water. The problem is getting the food down to the bottom of the tank for the other picky eaters before the Oscars have a chance to eat it. The Turtle is too slow so he's not a problem.

I recently had two sm Electric Blue JD's 2" that would only eat Frozen BS and one died and I think its because It wouldn't eat anything else other then BS. Not knowing any better I tried to get it to eat flakes and I think it might have starved. Everyone else in the tank is very healthy. But even Now I still can't get the remaining Electric Blue JD to eat anything but Frozen BBS. The EBJD likes to hang around the bottom of the tank so by the time I throw in the BS the Oscars or other fish have eaten it all. So I have to put in a ton of BS into the tank so that the EBJD can get to it.

So I'm finding that everytime I feed these guys I have to throw in two different kinds of flakes, Frozen BS, Extra Large Spirulina Wafers "the only thing the Oscars can't fit into their mouths and Carnivor pellets for the Pleco which the Oscars won't eat because they don't like them but some of the other fish and Turtle will. Plus meaty foods for the turtle but I feed him by hand and whatever he doesn't eat the Oscars eat.

In the end you can imagine what my tank looks like after one feeding! And its getting pretty expensive to boot!

Any suggestions and tips at all would be helpful!

Thanks For All!

04-15-2008, 11:15 AM	#1
TRITON Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 43 Posts: 22 User Feedback: (0)	Does Anyone Have Picky Eaters??? Hi All, I'm new here and new to fish keeping This is the first time I've posted on a Forum before and its very exciting! I should be finishing my "TAXES" but I couldn't wait to ask my first question I really need some advice about feeding Picky Eaters!! I have a new (3 months) 100gal Corner tank with 2 sm Oscars, 1 Convict, 1 sm Green Severum, 1 sm Electric Blue JD, 2 sm Salvinis, 2 sm Nicaragua Chics, 1 sm Sydondontis Eupterus Cat, an 8" Turtle and a Massive 13" common Pleco. All get along really well "So Far!" The problem is that all hate Cichlid pellets of any kind no matter how big or small but the Turtle will eat them sometimes. Some like one brand of flakes others like another brand of flakes and some won't eat flakes at all but the Turtle will usually eat flakes but only one type of brand. The Oscars will eat anything the Turtle eats and in fact have learned to follow the Turtle around the tank because they know that it gets the meaty foods like fish and shrimp and the Oscars will even grab food out of the Turtles mouth. Pretty amusing to watch! My tank is 27" Tall with 24" of water. The problem is getting the food down to the bottom of the tank for the other picky eaters before the Oscars have a chance to eat it. The Turtle is too slow so he's not a problem. I recently had two sm Electric Blue JD's 2" that would only eat Frozen BS and one died and I think its because It wouldn't eat anything else other then BS. Not knowing any better I tried to get it to eat flakes and I think it might have starved. Everyone else in the tank is very healthy. But even Now I still can't get the remaining Electric Blue JD to eat anything but Frozen BBS. The EBJD likes to hang around the bottom of the tank so by the time I throw in the BS the Oscars or other fish have eaten it all. So I have to put in a ton of BS into the tank so that the EBJD can get to it. So I'm finding that everytime I feed these guys I have to throw in two different kinds of flakes, Frozen BS, Extra Large Spirulina Wafers "the only thing the Oscars can't fit into their mouths and Carnivor pellets for the Pleco which the Oscars won't eat because they don't like them but some of the other fish and Turtle will. Plus meaty foods for the turtle but I feed him by hand and whatever he doesn't eat the Oscars eat. In the end you can imagine what my tank looks like after one feeding! And its getting pretty expensive to boot! Any suggestions and tips at all would be helpful! Thanks For All!