help pls re wolffish not eating

04-09-2009, 03:14 AM

hi guys i just acquired a wolf fish cpl days back bout 9-10 inches the bro i got it from said he had been trained to market prawns ... i also first timer to mp. been cutting off prawn heads and tails then slicking prawn and rinsing under water to defrost the wolfy still wont accept them ...any ideas suggestions please...i have ehard of wolfs being able to train on pellts if so which brand or at its size will it not be able to adapt? any info at all pls help i love my wolffish and if he keeps not eating i worried he gonna starve.... thanks guys
-cichlid fanatic

LTL · 04-09-2009, 08:39 AM

how long have u starve him?

maybe want to try some feeders, get the wolf settled in, then slowly convert it to MP/Pellets?

04-09-2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by LTL

how long have u starve him?

maybe want to try some feeders, get the wolf settled in, then slowly convert it to MP/Pellets?

so far he been in comm tank for 2 or 3 days
there are a few platys in tank he cannot be bothered i think it just adjustment ...we'll see in a week lol ty

05-09-2009, 02:37 AM

i agree with bro ltl....got to settle the fish in new enviroment first...priority is to get it to eat....after eating well and stable liao then slowly convert it to the type of diet u wanna feed it with....

05-09-2009, 03:40 PM

okie ty for info guys he seems to be stabilizing - found his spot and getting used to his tankmates should be good soon i hope

Tustar · 05-09-2009, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cichlidfanatic

hi guys i just acquired a wolf fish cpl days back bout 9-10 inches the bro i got it from said he had been trained to market prawns ... i also first timer to mp. been cutting off prawn heads and tails then slicking prawn and rinsing under water to defrost the wolfy still wont accept them ...any ideas suggestions please...i have ehard of wolfs being able to train on pellts if so which brand or at its size will it not be able to adapt? any info at all pls help i love my wolffish and if he keeps not eating i worried he gonna starve.... thanks guys
-cichlid fanatic

but u saw hte bro feed mp?

07-09-2009, 11:14 PM

its all good now the wolfish seems much more stable and saw him eat a piece of mp upon last feeding think sshould be fine thanks all

27-03-2010, 03:21 AM

Hi bro, I got my Wolffish eating Hikari Sinking Carnivore Pellets. Most of them prefer to stay at the bottom of the tank, so floating pellets are not a good choice. The wolffish seems to be attracted to moving things, so i normally drop the mp nearby, just in front of their heads to encourage them to eat. =]

tifanis79 · 29-03-2010, 09:00 PM

he can go maybe a few months without food at that size,if hes healthy.
i wouldnt worry,many wolf fish refuse to eat for several days,and sometimes up to a few weeks,when they are new to the environment.
a very hardy fish,he should be fine.

04-09-2009, 03:14 AM	#1
cichlidfanatic Guest Posts: n/a	help pls re wolffish not eating hi guys i just acquired a wolf fish cpl days back bout 9-10 inches the bro i got it from said he had been trained to market prawns ... i also first timer to mp. been cutting off prawn heads and tails then slicking prawn and rinsing under water to defrost the wolfy still wont accept them ...any ideas suggestions please...i have ehard of wolfs being able to train on pellts if so which brand or at its size will it not be able to adapt? any info at all pls help i love my wolffish and if he keeps not eating i worried he gonna starve.... thanks guys -cichlid fanatic

04-09-2009, 08:39 AM	#2
LTL Senior Dragon Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,330	how long have u starve him? maybe want to try some feeders, get the wolf settled in, then slowly convert it to MP/Pellets?

05-09-2009, 02:37 AM	#4
redbull1023 Guest Posts: n/a	i agree with bro ltl....got to settle the fish in new enviroment first...priority is to get it to eat....after eating well and stable liao then slowly convert it to the type of diet u wanna feed it with....

05-09-2009, 03:40 PM	#5
cichlidfanatic Guest Posts: n/a	okie ty for info guys he seems to be stabilizing - found his spot and getting used to his tankmates should be good soon i hope

07-09-2009, 11:14 PM	#7
cichlidfanatic Guest Posts: n/a	its all good now the wolfish seems much more stable and saw him eat a piece of mp upon last feeding think sshould be fine thanks all

27-03-2010, 03:21 AM	#8
noblefriend Guest Posts: n/a	Hi bro, I got my Wolffish eating Hikari Sinking Carnivore Pellets. Most of them prefer to stay at the bottom of the tank, so floating pellets are not a good choice. The wolffish seems to be attracted to moving things, so i normally drop the mp nearby, just in front of their heads to encourage them to eat. =]

29-03-2010, 09:00 PM	#9
tifanis79 Arofanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 492	he can go maybe a few months without food at that size,if hes healthy. i wouldnt worry,many wolf fish refuse to eat for several days,and sometimes up to a few weeks,when they are new to the environment. a very hardy fish,he should be fine.

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