Starve red tail payara
- Thread starter Blackumbi
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Took me four weeks gave him really good feed of live before hand then not a stich for four weeks, after that time I would chuck in a little mix of different pellets, after three days he woukd hit any of the pellet.
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Its easy enough to do but you'll need to be patient. I have an 8" red tail plus a 6" scombs the scombs is much easier.
The red tail took me a couple of weeks of starving him but eventually feeding him lancefish/silversides ( defrosed) and putting them by him with tongues he started attacking the frozen food and eating it. Saying that he hasnt eaten again for a couple of weeks but he took frozen every couple of days for about 3 months.
The red tail needed the lights off to feed and will take food off the floor unlike the scoms that needs it floating in front and above him
Can I do that if they are only 4”? Hope they can last that long
Just remember when trying to get it take frozen food which is simple enough with patience that the red tail in my case and I think in most cases will only eat when lights have been out, different to the scombs and Armatus in that respect
Great fish and once they eat youve cracked it
Great fish and once they eat youve cracked it
One of the three is already eating smelt and getting bigger but the other two will not follow suit and it’s reach the 3rd week
