Feeding Wild Apistogramma

[lEddyl]

Bros, can share how to make them adapted to commercial foods? first timer here keeping wild fish.
i've tested tetrabits, NLS, Sera pro colour.

but my pair of apistogramma bitaeniata jyanuari simply ignore them. they prefer nipping algae on the rocks.

should i temporarily use live food?

tankmate: 30 rummynose

[illumnae]

are the rummynoses finishing up the food? I find apistogramma to be ground foragers. Usually if I leave the food on the ground for them to pick up and starve them for a few days, they're smart enough to figure that they're gonna have to eat the food to survive. Starvation, I find, is the best way to train wild fish to eat.

One way to speed up the process is to use food that smells strong. Try hikari foods (which smell attractive to fish), or if you want something good quality go with NLS Thera+A. The garlic smell is an attractant. Alternatively, if you have another preferred brand, use Seachem Garlic Guard (or just plain old garlic juice) to soak your food before feeding.

Another method that has worked is to get them "hooked" on frozen bloodworm, then start feeding them dried food soaked in frozen bloodworm juice. However, this may backfire on you, as sometimes, feeding frozen bloodworm can be "addictive" to fish and it's harder to wean them off it once they've discovered it. I personally always train them to dried food first, then start frozen bloodworm as a snack

[lEddyl]

the rummynoses are slowly finishing up the food. do i need to remove them?
this apistogramma has been starving for 5-6days.
i've tested NLS thera+A yesterday. didnt work.

can't use frozen bloodworm, my parents are vegetarian.
i'm considering throwing in some of my sakura shrimps now

[illumnae]

you just tested it one day. Stick to 1 food and try it over a few days. I have never had a wild apisto starve to death on me before

If it still refuses to eat, you may want to try treating it for internal parasite just in case. Apistos are quite succeptible to this. No harm treating them now as a preventive anyway. Get either MQ4 or Jungle Labs Internal Parasite Guard (I recommend Jungle Labs personally) from C328 or any other reputable LFS. Follow the instructions on the bottle and treat the full dose (usually 5-7 day treatment).

[Cacatuoides]

i feed my wilds with bbs and jbl discus bits, male started eating instantly while female took a week to feed on the bits

[SCOPE]

Bros, can share how to make them adapted to commercial foods? first timer here keeping wild fish.
i've tested tetrabits, NLS, Sera pro colour.

but my pair of apistogramma bitaeniata jyanuari simply ignore them. they prefer nipping algae on the rocks.

should i temporarily use live food?

tankmate: 30 rummynose

Bro, if it is nipping algae on the rocks, that means that this apisto condition is okay. Try Tetra bits or Sera bits....it works on me.
If not - i will finally try on live water fleas or BBS finally

[lEddyl]

tested tetrabits also. it seems like they aint interested in dry food.
guess i've starve them till Friday....they better wakeup..
i cant supply live bbs daily for them

[SCOPE]

tested tetrabits also. it seems like they aint interested in dry food.
guess i've starve them till Friday....they better wakeup..
i cant supply live bbs daily for them

Bro, Apisto get the habit to follow / compete with other apisto that could eat dry food....try mix in other apisto to join the feeding....

[lEddyl]

Bro, Apisto get the habit to follow / compete with other apisto that could eat dry food....try mix in other apisto to join the feeding....

it's my only pair now. waiting for your next shipment

oh...last night found 2 dead rummynose. poor thing. the whole tail is gone

[SCOPE]

it's my only pair now. waiting for your next shipment

oh...last night found 2 dead rummynose. poor thing. the whole tail is gone

i guess the dead are the work of the female who is in breeding mode.

[lEddyl]

I'm damn sad..

pity them and got some live bbs for them this evening.
the bbs was swimming right infront of it. this male just stare at it for a second and swim back to the cave

i still can't believe it
a vegetarian?

[dexter]

I'm damn sad..

pity them and got some live bbs for them this evening.
the bbs was swimming right infront of it. this male just stare at it for a second and swim back to the cave

i still can't believe it
a vegetarian?

are they stress out? hmmm when my apisto was first introduced into the tank, they didnt take the brine shrimps too as they are still new to the tank and feeling stress...take good care of ur water parameters and give them hiding space..when they get use to environment they might start eating

[lEddyl]

are they stress out? hmmm when my apisto was first introduced into the tank, they didnt take the brine shrimps too as they are still new to the tank and feeling stress...take good care of ur water parameters and give them hiding space..when they get use to environment they might start eating

they doesn't look stress to me. hiding around my rocky scape (about 50kg of rocks)

i've try a few more days. all the best to THEM

[lEddyl]

finally they starts eating live bbs today.
but my rummynoses are still been attacked by them. 8 pieces gone in 4 days

[benetay]

That's very normal, i'll try not to even put other fishes with wild apisto, they can do nasty things.

Cheers!

[leeruisheng]

Im feeding mine with frozen mysis and blood worms. Initially rejected both, but when few days passed, they're hungry and start eating. But still got no luck with flakes or pellets.

Ive had some yamatoes breeding in the tank and ocassionally when they release their shrimplets, the fishes will eat them.

[lEddyl]

leeruisheng,
i tested NLS and tetrabit this morning. no luck
looks like there's no other way to switch to dry food.
and i might have lost the female. it's been missing for 4 days.

benetay,
i added those rummynoses thinking they've safe with them in a 3ft tank.
looks like i'm wrong. gonna add another pair of apistogramma this week.
i'm left with just 19 pieces. i hope they stay alert

[marle]

Missing for 4 days sounds bad. Either your tank has several good hiding places or the female jumped out of the tank. Does your tank have any lids?

[lEddyl]

Missing for 4 days sounds bad. Either your tank has several good hiding places or the female jumped out of the tank. Does your tank have any lids?

no lid. but plenty of hiding places.

[illumnae]

Missing for 4 days might also mean a possible spawn