New tigerfish not eating

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davis101

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I picked up an african tigerfish about a week or more ago and I don't believe it has eaten yet. I have been putting in feeder minnows daily but I havent had any luck. It seems the tigerfish doesn't go for them and my catfish eat them during the night. The tigerfish is about 4" long. Is there any food that I can try that it may go for?

Tank is a 36x18x16tall. I am running powerheads on it but maybe the current is too much as the tigerfish doesn't seem to swim in it?
 
Watch out! The catfish may eat the tigerfish
 
Yea I've been considering that. I have an 11" tigrinus in there with him. I should probably move him sooner then later
 
davis101 said:
Yea I've been considering that. I have an 11" tigrinus in there with him. I should probably move him sooner then later
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Definitely as soon as you can. I wouldn't doubt the possibility of him becoming a meal to that tig.
 
It sounds like you have a Goliath ATF. They tend to be shy and hesitate before eating.
I would def move that Tig too
 
I've keep my tigerfish for 3 months and till this time i only saw it ate 1 time ( yesterday):headbang2 i think my VATF eat at midnight so don't worry your tigerfish may eat at midnight too.
 
123supa789 said:
I've keep my tigerfish for 3 months and till this time i only saw it ate 1 time ( yesterday):headbang2 i think my VATF eat at midnight so don't worry your tigerfish may eat at midnight too.
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What did yours eventually eat? I am thinking of trying other foods like small crickets or something.
 
Be sure check out sticky AFT thread on here, also if you setup your tank with right current flow then your AFT will eat like a pig at any time day or night unless its shreeding its teeths, during that time it usually don't eat anything until new set teeth in place.
 
I think water flow is overrated. I'm only running HOB and no powerheads. Remove the 11" catfish, could be it's not comfortable that it can be a meal itself. Get some tankmates it can school with. i.e. Acestrorhynchus barracudas.
 
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