How to get your fishes eat other food?

i2ik · #1 12-11-2007, 05:44 AM

As the question mentionned, i would like to know how to introduce other food to my fishes. Up to now, i have feed them frozen food which they are all eating but i would rather give them flake as i find it easier and would save me some time for sure. I would also be able to just feed them more often everytime i passed by the tank room. Let me know how you guys do!

Salmon King · #2 12-11-2007, 06:22 AM

Just feed less of there favorate food.Fish can go days without.Every day just add a little of new food and hold back on the other.Soon they get the taste for it

Salmon King · #3 12-11-2007, 06:24 AM

dont over fead I feed mine once to twice a day.Once in morning and once at night.I usally dont feed them at all once a week to.This is supposed to be good for them.I even have lion fish eating banana

andresont · #4 12-11-2007, 10:04 AM

My fish only get coral food.
They get chunks of ReefRoids and FaunaMarine coral food before it dissolves.
I don't even feed them at all some times only when guests come over.
Some times cyclope-ease (spelling?)
All fish are very healthy and bellies are full.
I would stay away from flakes or any fat based foods.
Get on protein based foods. Easier for the skimmer to get rid of dissolved organic carbons.
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andresont · #5 12-11-2007, 10:05 AM

I always wanted to try Banana !
I mean to feed my fish ( i know how banana tastes like LOL)

Salmon King · #6 12-11-2007, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andresont

My fish only get coral food.
They get chunks of ReefRoids and FaunaMarine coral food before it dissolves.
I don't even feed them at all some times only when guests come over.
Some times cyclope-ease (spelling?)
All fish are very healthy and bellies are full.
I would stay away from flakes or any fat based foods.
Get on protein based foods. Easier for the skimmer to get rid of dissolved organic carbons.
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I dont totally agree as fish need variety as much as we do as all food have different vitamins that they need

i have crabs · #7 12-11-2007, 01:00 PM

also depends what kind of fish your feeding, pellets might be a better choice than flakes, i dont know about fish but id rather die than eat salad every day.

i2ik · #8 12-11-2007, 03:20 PM

I feel my fishes frozen cyclop eeze too and they really like it! Other than that, the only food they are eating are mysis shrimps and brine shrimps. I want to introduce them to pellets and flakes so eventually, i will be able to give them more dryfood than frozen.

I am having 5 randall's anthias, mystery wrasse, hawaiian flame wrasse, leopard wrasse and a hippo tang w/ yellow belly that is eating nothing else than nori...

Chin_Lee · #9 12-11-2007, 03:21 PM

don't feed them until they eat what you want them to eat. sounds mean but it works. I used to have this ref fluff algae that was going out of control in my tank. My tangs wouldn't touch it until I stopped feeding them. 8 days later of fasting, they were chowing down on any red fluff in the tank.
I have some hair algae in my frogspawn and I did the same thing. Placed the frogspawn in my sump where I have a blonde naso and two yellow tangs. Then I stop feeding. Hair algae all gone within a week. I suspect it was the naso that ate it though.
The only problem is the small fishes that you also have in the tanks like firefish and small clowns. I suspect they will get weak after a long fast so target feeding them may be required.

i2ik · #10 12-11-2007, 06:30 PM

Thanks! i might have to go that road, i guess it would work even if its sounds mean. i might just feed them the flakes and pellets i want them to eat and i hope that eventually, they will start eating them! I am often at school and would really like to rely on an autofeeder when i am not home.