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Re: Coaxing new fish (SUCCES!!!)

My Apistogramma cacatouidies finally caved and accepted a large helping of 
wriggling live blood worms this evening.  Thanks to everybody for your 
suggestions!!!!!


>From: "Jason Owens" <jasonvowens at hotmail_com>
>Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
>To: killietalk at aka_org
>Subject: Re: Coaxing new fish to eat
>Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2002 13:22:44 -0500
>
>Thanks Chris - it is an Apistogramma cacatouidies we're talking about.
>
>I'm going to try live bloodworms tonight.  The water quality (pH, nitrite,
>nitrate) tests fine...and the female is thriving. He has commandeered
>several caves without any quarrels with tankmates, and other than not
>eating, looks healthy...so there's still plenty of hope.
>
>Thanks for all the suggestions everyone.
>
>
>>From: "Chris Jewell" <chris at jewell68_freeserve.co.uk>
>>Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
>>To: <killietalk at aka_org>
>>Subject: Re: Coaxing new fish to eat
>>Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 18:02:55 -0000
>>
>>I think we are talking about Apistogramma cacatouidies, which are generaly
>>prett hardy as most are tank bred. If the females fine, it proberbly isnt
>>water quality, but it might be worth checking. Also was it a large jump in
>>water conditions ( ph / hardness) from the store to your tanks? This can
>>often stress fish and it takes a while for them to adjust.
>>
>>Most proberbly the stress of being taken from one home and moved to
>>another,
>>completely different one. Making sure he has planty of secluded areas can
>>help, as the safer the fish feel the more you will see them.
>>
>>The main thing could be tempting him with some live or frozen food. Live
>>bloodworm / brine shrimp / daphnia will be gobbled down quickly, as would
>>most frozen foody. He proberbly will take dried food evetually, but a
>>little
>>coaxing with something else other than dried food might help to start 
>>with.
>>
>>In the end, all he proberbly needs is time to readjust to his new
>>surroundings.
>>
>>Chris
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <FishBoy20 at cs_com>
>>To: <killietalk at aka_org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 5:17 PM
>>Subject: Re: Coaxing new fish to eat
>>
>>
>> >          I would probably say some frozen bloodworms, glassworms and 
>>any
>> > small live foods should work. Live would be best just because it will
>>catch
>> > his eye. I do agree that a more normal tank environment will help out
>>this
>> > somewhat timid of a fish. But try some other foods as well, I think 
>>that
>> > might be key. Good luck!
>> >                  ~Jeremy Basch
>> >
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