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![[*]](./images/Mystic2/default_icon.gif) posted on 27-7-2010 at 22:45 |
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Bannerfish
sifu... help.....
I just had a bannerfish (black and white butterfly fish) for 1 week ++.
It's only eat mysid shrimp, and it's not eating pellet.
is there anyway to make it eat pellet?
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| posted on 27-7-2010 at 22:54 |
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hi bfbong,
i have the same scenario as you for my cardinal fish... i saw other cardinal eat pellet but not mine.. only frozen shrimp....so more that fella act
like a king in the tang now... bei ta han...
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| posted on 27-7-2010 at 22:56 |
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answer:
stop feeding it mysis, only feed pellets for next 1-2 weeks and that shall get it to feed on pellets.
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| posted on 27-7-2010 at 23:37 |
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i am thinking to do so for my cardinal as well.... any idea how long they can survive without eating?
maximum how many days should i start feeding my cardinal, shrimp again, if they continue not eating pellet?
| Quote: | Originally posted by raffles
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stop feeding it mysis, only feed pellets for next 1-2 weeks and that shall get it to feed on pellets. |
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| posted on 27-7-2010 at 23:44 |
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I had the same problem too with my pajama cardinal. It only eat fresh meaty food.
wAtaShi wa JUNCTION PRODUCE ga sUki deSu!!! |
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| posted on 27-7-2010 at 23:49 |
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I am not too sure about cardinal fish.
Bannerfish should be easy as they are usually gluttons.
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| posted on 28-7-2010 at 00:06 |
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the lfs actually tell me that the cardinal fish used to eat pellet... i guess cardinal dont like to eat pellet that contain garlic.. let me try for 3
days.. if on the third day..she still dont eat....then i guess.. i need to start feeding her again...
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| posted on 28-7-2010 at 00:24 |
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give it time, a week or more it will slowly eat pellets.
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| posted on 28-7-2010 at 09:21 |
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Thanks raffles...
I just scare it will die if i stop feeding mysid for few days...
| Quote: | Originally posted by raffles
I am not too sure about cardinal fish.
Bannerfish should be easy as they are usually gluttons. |
DT: 3 ft Tank, 55 Gallon, FOWLR
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| posted on 28-7-2010 at 13:15 |
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I have 1 banner fish and it is easy to feed pellets.
try to feed pellets in next few days and it should follow other fish to eat pellet. good luck.
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| posted on 28-7-2010 at 13:26 |
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Fish cannot survive solely on mysis
So better to starve it now for few days rather than it die due to malnutrition later
Fish won't die if just starve for a few days...even weeks
b/w banner normally will acclimate soon, other type then difficult to say...
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| posted on 28-7-2010 at 16:19 |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Raytay
hi bfbong,
i have the same scenario as you for my cardinal fish... i saw other cardinal eat pellet but not mine.. only frozen shrimp....so more that fella act
like a king in the tang now... bei ta han... |
bro ray..i assume your cardinal is the banggai cardinal? mine even better..doesnt eat pellets at all..only newly hatched brine shrimp and latest
discovery yesterday night..eating live ants and mosquitoes..
bfbong : i guess you got to starve the fella a few days and solely concentrate on feeding pellets..i had a banner fish last time..just like a
rojak..anything also eat but for pellets i am feeding them spectrum pellets..give a try and see
Keep these corals/fishes responsibly..they belong to the sea..
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| posted on 28-7-2010 at 18:42 |
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my banggai all taking pallet (3 of them) maybe im lucky to have them
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| posted on 29-7-2010 at 09:58 |
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kzariman : lucky u bro..haha i think i'm a lousy trainer lol..
Keep these corals/fishes responsibly..they belong to the sea..
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| posted on 30-7-2010 at 23:21 |
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I read somewhere that fishes can go without food for the maximum of 2 weeks, but we would have heartache looking at them not eating.. but as the other
guys said, its best you feed only on pellets for about 5 days and monitor if the bannerfish has any interest in pellets. I heard they can be coaxed
into eating pellets. As for the cardinals, it is difficult to get them to feed on pellets but not impossible, try the same method.
As every fish is unique, it also depends on their character/attitude. Some only insists on live food and nothing else..
Godd luck!
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| posted on 31-7-2010 at 10:05 |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishcommunity
I read somewhere that fishes can go without food for the maximum of 2 weeks, but we would have heartache looking at them not eating.. but as the other
guys said, its best you feed only on pellets for about 5 days and monitor if the bannerfish has any interest in pellets. I heard they can be coaxed
into eating pellets. As for the cardinals, it is difficult to get them to feed on pellets but not impossible, try the same method.
As every fish is unique, it also depends on their character/attitude. Some only insists on live food and nothing else..
Godd luck! |
fyi,
my Singapore Angel was first QT for 4 weeks and was another 2.5 weeks in the DT before it took it's first bite of any kind of foodsource. It will be
1 year old in captivity this 1st Aug. 
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| posted on 31-7-2010 at 17:06 |
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Haha! good to hear!
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