breaking fish to new food

14-12-2010, 12:39 PM

can't seem a thread to help train fishes to accept other types of food, maybe some old birds here can give some tips and tricks to help out?

honghonghonghon · 14-12-2010, 01:57 PM

me not old bird,haha. but i know theres the traditional starving and monkey see monkey do method.

15-12-2010, 09:07 PM

yah but how long is the safe period for starving them? heartpain ah

lets say from the last time they ate anything, how long do we have to starve them for?

honghonghonghon · 15-12-2010, 09:53 PM

it depends on how big the fish is, the health condition its in, the water condition, and wad kind of fishes it is. usually smaller fishes cant tahan too long, and predatory fishes can tahan longer period of starving, bigger ones can last longer. but this method still has its risks, see who one to gif in first.

Vanquish · 16-12-2010, 12:05 PM

usually i starve my fish and just throw the new food in,
still feed the old food once in awhile so they won't die and mix mp with the new food that i'm gonna give, works at times, others, they just spit out the new food. -_-"

17-12-2010, 03:52 AM

second day of starving, got nibble the pellets abit then the rest spit out

at this rate i think i'll give in and let the fish win

17-12-2010, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by shacklock

second day of starving, got nibble the pellets abit then the rest spit out

at this rate i think i'll give in and let the fish win

Only second day?
umm, I usually wean my fish by starving them (only in the extreme cases, most of my fish will eat anything (so lucky)) for a period up to 1 week, after that I will feed it its norm diet, and then after 2 days or so repeat the weaning process!! Did this with my rays, aro and arapaima!

19-12-2010, 12:59 AM

the most easiest is if you have greedy fish in your tank that takes pellets.. sure all the tankmates will join him..

14-12-2010, 12:39 PM	#1
shacklock Guest Posts: n/a	breaking fish to new food can't seem a thread to help train fishes to accept other types of food, maybe some old birds here can give some tips and tricks to help out?

14-12-2010, 01:57 PM	#2
honghonghonghon Arofanatic Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 233	me not old bird,haha. but i know theres the traditional starving and monkey see monkey do method.

15-12-2010, 09:07 PM	#3
shacklock Guest Posts: n/a	yah but how long is the safe period for starving them? heartpain ah lets say from the last time they ate anything, how long do we have to starve them for?

15-12-2010, 09:53 PM	#4
honghonghonghon Arofanatic Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 233	it depends on how big the fish is, the health condition its in, the water condition, and wad kind of fishes it is. usually smaller fishes cant tahan too long, and predatory fishes can tahan longer period of starving, bigger ones can last longer. but this method still has its risks, see who one to gif in first.

16-12-2010, 12:05 PM	#5
Vanquish Arofanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 86	usually i starve my fish and just throw the new food in, still feed the old food once in awhile so they won't die and mix mp with the new food that i'm gonna give, works at times, others, they just spit out the new food. -_-"

17-12-2010, 03:52 AM	#6
shacklock Guest Posts: n/a	second day of starving, got nibble the pellets abit then the rest spit out at this rate i think i'll give in and let the fish win

19-12-2010, 12:59 AM	#8
googling Guest Posts: n/a	the most easiest is if you have greedy fish in your tank that takes pellets.. sure all the tankmates will join him..

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