FW Flounder

Yankee boy · 08-07-2005, 06:28 PM

I jus got a FW flounder and I kno they prefer brackish conditions my 25g has 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt per 5 gallons so i believe it should be ok so anyway, what can I feed this dude? I got some freeze dried blood worms would that work? Hes about 3 inches long and likes to stay buried in one place in the sand.

**TheOldSalt** · 08-07-2005, 07:07 PM

Offer him all sorts of goodies until you find something he likes. The worms should work, but try some live blackworms, too, and other stuff. You can get blackworms at FishBiz in Mary Esther, across from the mall. ( you should call first to make sure they have them handy ) The trick is to get them eating something, anything, in order to keep them alive long enough for them to figure out how to eat stuff more convenient, like pellets.

Scuba Kid · 08-07-2005, 07:08 PM

aquarium salt wont make a tank brackish. you need to buy salt used to make saltwater aquariums, such Instant Ocean or Coralife.

Yankee boy · 08-07-2005, 07:55 PM

I kno scuba kid im just saying that the aquarium salt will help somehow at least i think it would. O ya oldsalt I got the flounder from Fishbiz, I was looking for some water onion and anubias nana but they had none...I also went to that petland in mary esther but they had non either.

shev · 08-07-2005, 09:38 PM

i feed mine frozen bloodworms. he like those, and frozen brine shrimp, live foods too. but freeze dried are going to float, and its going to be very hard for it to get at. any other fish in there?

**TheOldSalt** · 08-08-2005, 10:50 AM

Well, ask Larry what he's feeding his; he probably knows just what they already like.
Petland usually has the best plant selection in the area. Weird they didn't have A.nana.

Yankee boy · 08-08-2005, 03:21 PM

is larry the black guy? he told me they are scavengers and will eat any leftovers at nighttime.

Yankee boy · 08-08-2005, 04:03 PM

I just got him to EAT!!!!! yayuh! I heard these were hard to feed. So i put some tiny pieces of frozen shrimp in there and turned the lights off and here he comes....slow hopping along the sand towards the shrimp...slowy..hopping...then...he swims over the food...then... GULP!!!! w00t im happy i thought he was gonna die but i guess not!

**TheOldSalt** · 08-08-2005, 08:09 PM

YAY!
Larry is the skinny bald white guy.

Yankee boy · 08-09-2005, 04:32 PM

are there any owners out there who have kept flounder long term?

08-07-2005, 06:28 PM	#1
Yankee boy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Navarre, FL Age: 19 Posts: 103	FW Flounder I jus got a FW flounder and I kno they prefer brackish conditions my 25g has 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt per 5 gallons so i believe it should be ok so anyway, what can I feed this dude? I got some freeze dried blood worms would that work? Hes about 3 inches long and likes to stay buried in one place in the sand.

08-07-2005, 07:08 PM	#3
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	aquarium salt wont make a tank brackish. you need to buy salt used to make saltwater aquariums, such Instant Ocean or Coralife. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

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08-07-2005, 07:07 PM	#2
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,475	Offer him all sorts of goodies until you find something he likes. The worms should work, but try some live blackworms, too, and other stuff. You can get blackworms at FishBiz in Mary Esther, across from the mall. ( you should call first to make sure they have them handy ) The trick is to get them eating something, anything, in order to keep them alive long enough for them to figure out how to eat stuff more convenient, like pellets.

08-07-2005, 07:55 PM	#4
Yankee boy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Navarre, FL Age: 19 Posts: 103	I kno scuba kid im just saying that the aquarium salt will help somehow at least i think it would. O ya oldsalt I got the flounder from Fishbiz, I was looking for some water onion and anubias nana but they had none...I also went to that petland in mary esther but they had non either.

08-07-2005, 09:38 PM	#5
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,591	i feed mine frozen bloodworms. he like those, and frozen brine shrimp, live foods too. but freeze dried are going to float, and its going to be very hard for it to get at. any other fish in there?

08-08-2005, 10:50 AM	#6
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,475	Well, ask Larry what he's feeding his; he probably knows just what they already like. Petland usually has the best plant selection in the area. Weird they didn't have A.nana.

08-08-2005, 03:21 PM	#7
Yankee boy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Navarre, FL Age: 19 Posts: 103	is larry the black guy? he told me they are scavengers and will eat any leftovers at nighttime.

08-08-2005, 04:03 PM	#8
Yankee boy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Navarre, FL Age: 19 Posts: 103	I just got him to EAT!!!!! yayuh! I heard these were hard to feed. So i put some tiny pieces of frozen shrimp in there and turned the lights off and here he comes....slow hopping along the sand towards the shrimp...slowy..hopping...then...he swims over the food...then... GULP!!!! w00t im happy i thought he was gonna die but i guess not!

08-08-2005, 08:09 PM	#9
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,475	YAY! Larry is the skinny bald white guy.

08-09-2005, 04:32 PM	#10
Yankee boy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Navarre, FL Age: 19 Posts: 103	are there any owners out there who have kept flounder long term?

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