Need live food ASAP
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Topic: Need live food ASAP
Posted By: zippeay
Subject: Need live food ASAP
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 11:07am
I bought a copperband last weekend and of course he won't eat any flakes or frozen. I didn't think this was a big deal until I found out that the shrimp place in Ogden doesn't carry live Brine shrimp any more... Does anyone have any live black worms or brineshrimp near Ogden? I need some ASAP before this little guy starves  .
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Posted By: zippeay
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 4:53pm
| Well then... Anyone have any suggestions on getting him to eat? |
Posted By: MIK3B
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 5:55pm
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I've heard of people having some success using a turkey baster to "simulate" brine shrimp swimming, or putting some shrimp or food on a fishing line and bob it around to attract them.... Good luck! |
Posted By: fishnfresh
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 6:15pm
| Bird world I belive carry live shrimp |
Posted By: Snowsrfr
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 6:45pm
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Bird world does carry live brine, but they are expensive IMHO. Can get you through for now, but if you're gonna keep him and he takes to eating bring I'd get a brine shrimp hatchery and just raise your own. ------------- "A fish tank is not a pet. It's a TV that you gotta feed." - John Caparulo |
Posted By: Rara
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 6:54pm
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Aquarium Masters has baby brine shrimp hatched out for their banggai cardinal babies. I guess you probably want some bigger live food though. What about a bottle of Tigger pods? I can probably pull some pods out of my sump.
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Posted By: ptronsp
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 7:05pm
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We had a copperband that loved to eat fresh clams, I would try that ASAP. Maybe you will get lucky. Also, brine shrimp do not have a high nutritional value especially once they are older. I would use Selco. Brine Shrimp Direct carries it. You don't want to use it all the time as it has a very fatty content. But it is great nutritionally for the fish. Once selco is added the brineshrimp do not live long however, it suffocates them. Birdworld is the only one that I know that carries live Brine, it is expensive but I would definitely go that route and then do your own hatchery if you chose. Pam ------------- The only clowns I like are in my tank! |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 8:47pm
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Frozen bloodworms might work That long nose is used to pull worms out of the reef in the wild I had a CBB that liked bloodworms ------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 10:48pm
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I have worm based foods that are supposedly great for fish like this. Swing by my house and I'll hook you up. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: bur01014
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 10:59pm
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they'll eat blackworms like candy....never had a copperband that didnt....but I guess the real problem is there are none in your area (Fish 4 u has them all the time here in SL).....so just to get by I would try bloodworms as they closely resemble them....isn't too great of a diet, but should tie him over until you can get the proper food. Btw- you can order live blackworms online for cheap and they'll stay alive for a few weeks in the fridge (if your spouse lets you keep them in the fridge)  |
Posted By: zippeay
Date Posted: January 11 2012 at 10:39am
| Thanks everyone! I'll will go to birdworld today. Do they sell blackworms also? |
Posted By: MIK3B
Date Posted: January 11 2012 at 11:08am
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They do. They have do live Blackworms - $2 a strained teaspoon. Your CBB should devour them... Try introducing other foods along with the worms once you get him eating them. You could also soak them in some Selcon and or Garlic. Some say the Garlic is an appetite stimulant as well as having the anti-bacterial/antimicrobial properties. Others recommend Vitamin C. I just hope he starts to eat - GL!! |
Posted By: zippeay
Date Posted: January 12 2012 at 6:39am
| Blackworms didn't work out so well... he didn't even look at them... Do they eat bristle worms? I have a lot in my sand bed. I'm wondering if he's eating those and just isn't hungry? |
Posted By: MIK3B
Date Posted: January 12 2012 at 8:00am
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YMMV, but yes they do eat bristle worms. Does his belly look full or sunken in? Is he active and seem normal other than the fact that you haven't seen him eat? Most fish can go for weeks without eating although it sure can be a stress to us as owners when they do! |