help feeding my l066 and l333

[Bigal]

hi everyone just needing some help with feeding l066 and l333.
iv tryed to feed algae wafers, courgette, butternut squash and a high protein pellets.
however they dont seem to be touching any of it, now i know these prefer to eat when im not there and with lights off but iv been checking food before i take it out and its not been touched. algae wafers just seem to bloat and grow hairs, and butternut is just making tank dirty.

any advice asto what best to try that can stay in tank at least a day to encourage them to try.

ohh by the way these are 2" plus so not fry thank in advance.

 

[macvsog23]

Hi

These Hypans will like a more meaty diet
Try a small amount of frozen blood worm
Brine shrimp
Prawns held down with a fork
Always remove any food that is not eaten with in 24 hours
Soaking in garlic can help

 

[dan1801a]

Are they new aditions to your tank ?

Have you tried blood worm, brine shrimp, pice of prawn or mussel ?

Tetra prima is a good food and earthworm pellets.

A small pice of cucumber, shelled garden peas somtimes help.

Also try rubbing a bit of garlic over the food to stimulate them to the food. They temd to go for the meatier types of food.

http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2006

http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1675

 

[matubula]

I've only just started keeping L066, they are between 30-50mm. So far, I know, mine are feeding on sinking discus tidbits and courgette (mainly the skin). I also put in algae wafers and brine shrimp shrimp pellets although I can't tell if they eat these. I've also tried other fruit and veg, like melon, sweet potato and carrot with seemingly no success.

 

[lcrazy]

Blood worms, IMO, are bad for Plecs due them having little microscopic hooks on the outer body which are like fishing hooks, they can become stuck in the intestine and cause blockages and hence fish dies a slow death.

My 66's love carnivore pellets, and the occasional brine shrimp cube, soaked so it sinks.

 

[lcrazy]

also remember to much protein is also not good, again IMO.

 

[Irene0100]

i expect they are still getting used to the tank and recovering from stress etc.
maybe try some flakes?

 

[thegeeman]

Blood worms, IMO, are bad for Plecs due them having little microscopic hooks on the outer body which are like fishing hooks, they can become stuck in the intestine and cause blockages and hence fish dies a slow death.
.

Your making me scared now:cry:. I have fed bloodworm all the time I have been keeping fish and never knew this.

Cheers

thegeeman

 

[macvsog23]

The feeding of blood worm has been debated for many years as long ago as 1970 I was told that blood worm would damage the inner lining of the stomach.

From the years of feeding blood worm I have developed a respectful and cautious attitude to blood worm
Let us first take the subject of blood worm as a food
Every thing on this planet that lives is a food ro some thing thus blood worm must be able to be eaten by some thing. Should blood worm be “Hooked” then some thing that would not eat it would not live in the area were it is found as blood worm is a lava form of a gnat and they are found all over the planet I cant see it would be a problem
Live blood worm is I agree a food that is best feed rather sparingly.
Frozen blood worm is so “Mashed up it would be very unlikely that it would still have any “hooks” left.

I do agree that feeding blood worm to fish from the African lakes can cause stomach problems but to the majority of sucker mouth catfish I doubt if it would be a problem.
After all they are scraping and chewing as they eat.

 

[Bigal]

ok thanks everyone for advice, i did try bloodworm lastnight which they seem toi of had a little bit, will try brineshrimp next time, will just keep on with courgette, algae wafers and some flake and have protain as a once/twice a week treat ?

 

[titan]

try the king british catfish pellets, mine go mad for em

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

I have fed bloodworm all the time I have been keeping fish and never knew this.

I've fed all my fish live bloodworm, glassworm and mosquito larvae and have never had any problem with them. I like blood/glas worm because you can still get them in the winter when other "pond" food is in short supply. I'm hoping that when it thaws I'll still have some blood worm in my DIY "bloodworm buckets" <http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2936>

If you look at the research into the natural diets of a lot of fish - Roach in the UK, Apistogramma & Plecs in S.America etc you will find that "Chironomid larvae" is a big item, and blood-worms are Chironomids.

I'd be more wary of bought bloodworms, as they are found in their largest abundance in very polluted water, and particularly of frozen bloodworms, as you won't know what condition they were in when they were frozen, or where they were collected.

cheers Darrel