mitc69 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 well.. been 2mth since i had the 3x barras... there now 20cm each... now 2 of them are refusing to eat pallets now.. i know there not sick as when i decide to throw goldfish feeders in they eat it fast lol... any suggestion? how to make them go back on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danfishy84 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Try pellets they are more digestible. You can try starvation or soaking them in garlic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfish Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Pallets are pretty hard to swallow ,id try pellets hahahahahahahahaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I'd stop using goldfish as feeders, it's the equivalent of eating nothing but cheese burgers. They are fatty and have no decent amount of vitamins and amino acids. Breed cherry shrimp they are a better food source or try a frozen white bait from a seafood shop (not tweed bait). Also as mentioned starvation and garlic, they will be fine for a week or so with out food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldMick Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 cherry shrimp are way to small for 20cm barra that are growing. eating a dead fish is a step closer to eating pellets. dont feed for a week, offer pellets for a few days, if they wont eat them try dead fish/ prawns. from there some people stuff pellets in the dead fish, after that maybe pellets rubbed in fish/prawns. i think its just a matter of patients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Even though you said the water is fine, a large water change and a salt up always helps to freshen things up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodie7744 Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Even though you said the water is fine, a large water change and a salt up always helps to freshen things up a bit. No one said anything about water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 No one said anything about water well.. been 2mth since i had the 3x barras... there now 20cm each... now 2 of them are refusing to eat pallets now.. i know there not sick as when i decide to throw goldfish feeders in they eat it fast lol... any suggestion? how to make them go back on it? I figured if the fish aren't sick then the water must be fine, now that i re-read the original post nothing was mentioned about water. See this is why assumptions are bad haha. But what i said still stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitc69 Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 well i'll try hiding pellet in dead fish see how it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
none Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 If Barra know they are getting live food they commonly get fussy and refuse the pellet and wait for the live instead. They are not dumb.. This is very common with Barra and natives in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 They'll come around, be patient. Only offer up what you want the fish to eat. Gotta be stronger and smarter than your fish. Goldfish are a terrible live selection btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Going through this at the mall mebt with my polleni... Been almost 4 weeks with him refusing to eat... I wont give in and give live food though... Only if he was so skinny he was going to die as a last resort... But he still has plenty of bulk to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon6footer Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 How come.you can't feed them tweed bait ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 tweed is rotten rubbish, iv got a big jack (55cm) lives on pellets with a weekly treat of food grade prawns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon6footer Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Ok cool I think mines only ever eaten that bait so I'll have to get him.onto pellets I put some in tonight he didn't touch any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Starve him he will enevtually go on to pellets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon6footer Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Thanks I'll give it a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon6footer Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 how much pellets and what type would you feed a 2 foota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccbear Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) I use Ridley pellets and have been feeding mine number 3 and now number 4 as I have none of the smaller ones left. Have Barra between 150 mm and 300 mm. Can you show me photos of your tank and filtration system please or direct me to where you have photos as long as it is not FB. Normally feed 1% of body weight in the aquaponic system but this is my first build just as a aquarium. Edited April 27, 2015 by Ccbear New information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon6footer Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I just have a 6 footer atm got sand in the bottom with big rocks and big driftwood have 400 per hour 2 externals running and 2 100 mm sponges as well Yeah they grow fast what sized tank do u have yours in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
