Having trouble getting ctenopoma to eat

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Prim

Feeder Fish
Apr 8, 2025
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Mooresville, indiana
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I just got a ctenopoma yesterday I waited until today to see if he’d eat I tried pellets first (carnivore pellets) he instantly spit them out. I then tried tilapia at first he was just swimming right by it then he took a chomp and spit it out. I tried krill and brine shrimp spit it out again. I’m working on getting bloodworms as of right now I’m not sure what the store was feeding him before.
 
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I’d just wait it out. Still getting used to the tank. Maybe provide some plants to help let them settle in. My old ctneopoma wouldn’t eat right away. Took a while. Would just stay/hide in my plants for a while. Try some krill or the bloodworms. An occasional live earthworm is usually irresistible.
 
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kno4te said:
I’d just wait it out. Still getting used to the tank. Maybe provide some plants to help let them settle in. My old ctneopoma wouldn’t eat right away. Took a while. Would just stay/hide in my plants for a while. Try some krill or the bloodworms. An occasional live earthworm is usually irresistible.
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I did buy some bloodworms I have plants in my tank he’s been exploring and hiding in the caves and plants I have I ended up buying two more ctenopomas so he could have a group
 
Prim said:
I just got a ctenopoma yesterday I waited until today to see if he’d eat I tried pellets first (carnivore pellets) he instantly spit them out. I then tried tilapia at first he was just swimming right by it then he took a chomp and spit it out. I tried krill and brine shrimp spit it out again. I’m working on getting bloodworms as of right now I’m not sure what the store was feeding him before.
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Welcome aboard
 
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