Borellu not eating

[newworldan06]

I bought 5 borelli on sunday from my local fish store. They tank they were in was #%$& and I dont know what kind of food was fed to them. Well I bought some cichlid formula 1 flakes, and he usually spits them back out many of my others do the same thing. I do not want to put brine shrimp in because they do not come out till they food and the brine shrimp would break down to fast. Any ideas or suggestions.

thanks

 

[farm41]

One of the many benefits of live food, especially daphnia and CBW, they live in the tank till they get eaten.

Can you get either of these?

 

[angiras]

not to hijack - but what is CBW?

 

[farm41]

california black worms

 

[P.W.]

Easy solution! Start to feed with newly hatched brine shrimps for a week, and then the problem is solved.
Then switch to frozen food.
Flakefood for apistos just doesn´t work.

Best regards/ Per

 

[newworldan06]

what types of frozen food? Wont brine shrimp clog their digestional track at all?

 

[P.W.]

No, there´s no problem with living brine shrimps. I have used this method many times with newly purchased fishes that won´t eat.

When everything is working ok, I switch to frozen mysis ( I use to catch about 20-30 kg every summer )
This time a year when northern Sweden become invaded by the mosquitos, I start to feed with living mosquito larvaes (black worms?).
Later in the summer I will add Daphnias and white mosquito larvaes to the menu.

When I eventually have nothing else to offer. I use to make a mix of "whitefish meat", Greenland shrimps and green peas. I use one third of each. I mix it in a "food-mixer?"(I don´t know the correct name of the machine).
When the mix is perfect. I put it into plastic bags and put them into the freezer.

Best regards/Per

 

[newworldan06]

Could I feed them live brine for a week then feed them flake foods? or would have to feed them frozen? because that stuff gets spendy, and I dont have the foods you were talking about around here.

 

[Terje]

My borellis takes newly hatched brine shrimps when I bother to hatch it. They seem to love it. But normally they get frozen mosquitolarveas and shrimp pellets, and they don't seem to eat any of the flake food I feed for the other fish. I'd try to give them shrimp pellets in stead of flake.

 

[newworldan06]

http://www.petsmart.com/global/prod...t_id=2534374302023693&bmUID=1084919869374

are these the shrimp flakes you are talking about? They look like normal flake food

 

[Terje]

Nope!
To be more specific: I use Wardly shrimp pellets, but Tetras Discus Bits (I think these used to be called cichlid sticks) would also be a good alternativ.
http://www.wardley-fish.com/allfishflakes.asp?product_id=4
BTW: How are things going with your borellis?

 

[newworldan06]

They are doing great except for 2 of the females, they are starting to eat more.