i got 3 picky eaters!!
they r GSP about 1.5 inches.
i know they need a variety of food, so i tried a bunch of frozen, live, frozen-dried, etc etc
but they only seems to like the freeze-dried red shrimp and krill and the frozen krill.
they didn't really like the other stuff.
bloodworms, brine shrimp, mussels, live clams, ghost shrimp, they all just take a bite of it and swim away!
only the red shrimp and krill they will finish till they get a round belly.
but i was reading in some posts it mentioned that krill should be only offered one in a while,
is freeze-dried red shrimp the same thing? is it gonna be a problem in long run?
2/3 of my GSP like snails, but i would need a tons to feed them so they r full right? as the snails r like tiny?
any suggestions?
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Re: picky eaters GSP
Have you tried pieces of people shrimp? Try soaking in garlic.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: picky eaters GSP
I feed my little guy sun-dried baby shrimp- and he also eats them all till he is round-bellied! And tomorrow I am going to get some ghost crayfish (see-thru) and see how much he likes hunting his food, instead of chasing it from the current of the filter! XD
Also check out this article that I have found VERY helpful. It is an extensive and thorough article on their feeding and care-etc.!
http://www.aquariumlife.net/articles/tr ... ish/64.asp
Also check out this article that I have found VERY helpful. It is an extensive and thorough article on their feeding and care-etc.!
http://www.aquariumlife.net/articles/tr ... ish/64.asp
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Re: picky eaters GSP
Don't forget to quarantine live for for at least a week. 
There's an excellent feeding and diet article in the Library on this site.
And that article is by Pufferpunk. No wonder it's accurate.
bigfatpuffer, why don't you try some larger snails, or waiting until the small ones grow?
There's an excellent feeding and diet article in the Library on this site.And that article is by Pufferpunk. No wonder it's accurate.
bigfatpuffer, why don't you try some larger snails, or waiting until the small ones grow?
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Re: picky eaters GSP
can they eat bigger snails? i thought snail should only be the size of their eyes...?
but will shrimp as they main diet gonna cause a problem?
but will shrimp as they main diet gonna cause a problem?
Do: "gimme food....gimme food.... gimme food...."
Re: "gimme food.......gimme food....... gimme food......."
Me: "gimme food.........gimme food......... gimme food........."
owner: "STOP ACTING CUTE!!! .......................... here is your food..............."
Re: "gimme food.......gimme food....... gimme food......."
Me: "gimme food.........gimme food......... gimme food........."
owner: "STOP ACTING CUTE!!! .......................... here is your food..............."
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Re: picky eaters GSP
The GSP article is mine--I didn't write any of the feeding ones.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: picky eaters GSP
I figured out you wrote it, Pufferpunk, AFTER I posted it! HEE HEE!!..awesome..
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Re: picky eaters GSP
Your avatar is adorable.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: picky eaters GSP
aww, thanks! and yours is very impresssssivePufferpunk wrote:Your avatar is adorable.
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