sean Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Hi guys i purchased a 4 cm baby jardini saratoga from work 3 days ago and he WONT eat so far i have tried *bloodworms *brine shrimp *protein pellets *tetramin granules im thinking imight try and go down the river and net some shrimp ? but i am worried about feeding him contaminated fish , shrimp PLEASE NEED HELP HE IS WASTING AWAY TO NOTHING !!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antz Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 suggestions: white bait pichards prawn (peeled) my friend feeds beefheart.. but i dont know how healthy it it for a 4cm one' ----------- also did a quick search on another forum which suggested: meal worms super worms feeder fish small guppies i guess make sure the food is easy to eat.. i find mine wont eat peices to large.. it cbb .. unless its dam hungry also check the water quality?.. could be an issue HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petshopdude Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 i just picked up a 5cm one myself, he is in a 30" tank with 5 hoplo some clown plecos and some small geos, and he has gone blood worm like crazy, do you have anything else in the tank, i find that fussy fish eat well when there is a little competition for food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6C1 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Get it on pellets at this age and beefheart. Just make sure it accepts pellets otherwise he will be spoiled for beefheart etc and you will find it difficult when it gets older to accept dry food. How long have you had it? Edit: Read OP carefully :-) Its been three days... I wouldn't be too worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Bot Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Baby crickets maybe? Sometimes its not just what u feed but how. Beef heart is a bit of a wierd food to feed fish in general IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share Posted November 22, 2007 Thanks for the info guys they had a bit of a peck at the mealworms but.......... WENT ABSOLUTLEY NUTS ON THE BABY CRICKETS !!!!! d6c1 i have had them for like 3 days 2 of them are really energetic and just sit in the powerhead cranking along. The other one just cruises about for a bit then sits under a plant and stealths out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozarowana Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Make sure to feed a variety of things. Careful with feeding crickets all the time too as they will turn their noses up at other food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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