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Post by Mr.Fishy and DK on Aug 15, 2003 11:34:40 GMT -5
I got DK 2 days ago and he hasnt eaten his food i know it takes them a while to eat a new food but he is extremley small and wont eat bloodworms
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Post by supersixone on Aug 15, 2003 15:05:16 GMT -5
I got DK 2 days ago and he hasnt eaten his food i know it takes them a while to eat a new food but he is extremley small and wont eat bloodworms my pudge was very tiny when i got him (maybe about an inch w/o tail), and he wouldnt eat either. took nearly a week before he started eating. he did eat bloodworms, but wasnt able to eat a whole pellet. i had to crush them for him for about a week, and then he started taking whole ones. |
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Post by rednpinkbumblebee on Aug 15, 2003 16:25:52 GMT -5
I've had good luck with my fish eating(took harry potter 3 days and cujo 1)... alot of these forums are always saying to give them bloodworms but my fish seem to do better with pellets. just keep in mind your fish has a new home and who wants to eat when theres all that new stuff to play with  |
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Post by supersixone on Aug 15, 2003 16:54:49 GMT -5
well my other guy, Squishy..he's been a little piggie from the start. the moment a bloodworm hit the water *CHOMP* it was gone ;D
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Post by bettagirl on Aug 20, 2003 10:27:03 GMT -5
It does take a while but I wouldn't feed bloodworms, They r intended for treats. I suggest betta bites of betta bio gold. My fish eats betta bites and has a spaz attack when I show him the tooth pick I feed him with in the morning. He gobbles it down |
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Post by heymom1 on Aug 20, 2003 21:41:23 GMT -5
Just another newbie here - or "egg" as it's called - try another type of food for him, and give him time to settle down into his new surroundings. Some of them are very sensitive to stress. Maybe he's small because he's young? If that's the case he will grow and I wouldn't worry about the size. There are several types of food you can try. Betta Bites are really tiny so he might like that.
Hope he gets acclimated soon!
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Post by supersixone on Aug 23, 2003 4:06:41 GMT -5
It does take a while but I wouldn't feed bloodworms, They r intended for treats. I suggest betta bites of betta bio gold. i am aware that bloodworms are not appropriate for the bulk of their diets; however, all three of my boys turned their noses up at pellets when they were first offered to them, but accepted the bloodworms. once they became accustomed to eating (usually only took two, maybe three, feedings with the worms), they began eating pellets, and i was able to switch them over to that. a treat food is often an effective way to coax a betta who wont eat to begin eating. |
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