apistogramma agassizii fire red eating problem

[Cookie_apisto]

Just bought a large male agassizii (3'' size) yesterday but I got problem with when I fed him. He seem show no interest to the flakes and keep spit out the bloodworms after he chewing on it or even spit out right away after he picks it up. I only seen him swallow a few of them.

 

[Mike Wise]

Are you feeding freeze-dried or frozen bloodworms? Apisto don't eat dry foods well. I only feed frozen and live foods.

 

[ehsanabria]

Same here, Frozen or live for my apistos. Try frozen BS.

 

[Apistomaster]

You can never go wrong by feeding newly hatched brine shrimp at least once a day with even adult newly acquired Apistos. Offer them live black worms, white worms Grindal worms if you have access to them. Like the guys have said, live and frozen foods should be their main stays. Once the become well acclimated the majority of species will also accept som sinking pellet or tablet forms of prepared foods but not as their primary diet.

 

[Jorge Luiz Meloni]

Just bought a large male agassizii (3'' size) yesterday but I got problem with when I fed him. He seem show no interest to the flakes and keep spit out the bloodworms after he chewing on it or even spit out right away after he picks it up. I only seen him swallow a few of them.

 

[Jorge Luiz Meloni]

Hi[.I have received 2 new as the same and I stili are using the Brine Shrimp youngest . No adult brine shrimp with good result. After one or 2 months you can use adult and Enquiteria.(white worma)QUOTE="Cookie_apisto, post: 107047, member: 13324"]Just bought a large male agassizii (3'' size) yesterday but I got problem with when I fed him. He seem show no interest to the flakes and keep spit out the bloodworms after he chewing on it or even spit out right away after he picks it up. I only seen him swallow a few of them.[/QUOTE]