Hello! this is my first post on this site and I'm making it in disparity. I recently acquired a peacock bass and everything has been going great so far other than one thing, feeding. He's only about two inches big and won't eat anything other than frozen blood worms. I have tried pellets, krill, even resorted to trying beta flakes but alas he will only consume his frozen blood worms. I've tried starving him for a few days, rolling the pellets in water to form kind of a worm shape, crushing pellets, crushing krill, almost everything I could think of. He's not huge so I can't get him on feeders yet I don't think. Does anyone have any ideas on what to do? I have debated getting live ghost shrimp or even trying feeders but I'm really not sure. If anyone has any idea please help me out!!
Help Feeding :(
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You are not the first to have that issue. It's tricky to train them to take pellets. Whatever you do don't feed live. Live feeders not quarantined and treated carry parasites and harmful pathogens.https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/how-i-pellet-trained-my-young-peacock-bass.533454/
awesome! I'll give the method you linked a try to see if it works for me and ill come back with updates thank you!
Also a few more questions. Can I get another fish in there with him to entice competition so he would be more agressive while eating?
My Pbass is about 2 inches, what species would you recommend that would get along with him that would help out?
Well if he is only 2 inches I would recommend getting either a platy or Molly. They will both feed regularly on almost anything you toss into the tank while being large enough the bass shouldn't eat them, immediately, atleast. They should help entice him into eating surface foods as he will feel a sense of competition. Granted make sure to re-home it as soon as you see any sort of aggression.
Well not comfortably. Feeder fish, goldfish and minnows, both need cold water while a pbass needs warm water. Also they have a good chance of bringing in new diseases into your tank as they don't quarantine or treat feeders unlike the 2 I mentioned.
