finicky severum

Hi... I'm getting desperate.

I have owned my Green Severum for about 4 years now, and while he's
always been a picky eater, lately he's just gotten worse.

I have a virtual graveyard of foods I've tried and he's rejected. The
only thing he'll eat right now is HBH Super Soft frozen food alternative
with krill for marine & freshwater fish. He'll eat that - sometimes.
One pellet will be fine, the next he'll spit out, then he'll eat another
one fine.

And that of course is when he SEES the pellet. He's either blind,
retarded, or both. He really only sees well on one side of his head, so
I have to drop the pellets, one by one, to places I think he'll see.

One of my fish-keeping friends keeps telling me if a fish gets hungry
enough, he'll eat. But that just seems cruel to me.

So, any help/suggestions/advice/recommendations?

Thanks!

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Hi... I'm getting desperate.

I have owned my Green Severum for about 4 years now, and while he's
always been a picky eater, lately he's just gotten worse.

I have a virtual graveyard of foods I've tried and he's rejected. The
only thing he'll eat right now is HBH Super Soft frozen food alternative
with krill for marine & freshwater fish. He'll eat that - sometimes.
One pellet will be fine, the next he'll spit out, then he'll eat another
one fine.

And that of course is when he SEES the pellet. He's either blind,
retarded, or both. He really only sees well on one side of his head, so
I have to drop the pellets, one by one, to places I think he'll see.

One of my fish-keeping friends keeps telling me if a fish gets hungry
enough, he'll eat. But that just seems cruel to me.

So, any help/suggestions/advice/recommendations?

Thanks!


Your friend is right. You may be overfeeding. I'm a huge Severum
breeder/keeper, and they eat like "pigs" when first fed, but they slow down
alot when they are full. I'm assuming your water changes, PH, etc is OK.
Don't feed him for an entire day or 2. Feed him once a day. Then watch him
eat.


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JK Sinrod
www.sinrodstudios.com
www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com

I agree with JK. Some weeks, my fish -one each of C. synspilum
(Quetzal - 1 year old), C. nigrofasciatus (Convict - one year old),
Synodontus eupterus ( 10 years old), Pteroglyplicthys gibbiceps
(Sailfin Pleco - four years old), Peckoltia (Clown Pleco - about 12
years old), Pseudotropheus zebra (10 years old), and Aulonocara (
Orange Blotch Peacock -8 years old) - get fed five out of seven days.
Some weeks they get fed three out of seven days, and when we go away
for a week they get nothing at all.
They are all healthy. Some even eat from my hand, especially the
Convict and the Synodontus. Careful feeding also contributes to
cleaner water.
These so called 'dumb' animals are expert at training their keepers!
LOL
You could couple the slight fast with a rise in temperature. As they
say " Appetite makes for the best sauce".
Fish do not usually eat as much in the wild as they do in our
aquariums. Out there they must find their own food. At home it is
provided for them, in abundance!
Have you tried zuccini slices (a green squash), blanched? Most of my
fish will at least pick at them, even Aulonocara, and the others love
it! I wouldn't expect the fish to immediately take to an unfamiliar
food, so keep trying.
Bob

I have a virtual graveyard of foods I've tried and he's rejected. The
only thing he'll eat right now is HBH Super Soft frozen food alternative
with krill for marine & freshwater fish. He'll eat that - sometimes.
One pellet will be fine, the next he'll spit out, then he'll eat another
one fine.
One of my fish-keeping friends keeps telling me if a fish gets hungry
enough, he'll eat. But that just seems cruel to me.

So, any help/suggestions/advice/recommendations?

Thanks!


Your friend is right. You may be overfeeding. I'm a huge Severum
breeder/keeper, and they eat like "pigs" when first fed, but they slow down
alot when they are full. I'm assuming your water changes, PH, etc is OK.
Don't feed him for an entire day or 2. Feed him once a day. Then watch him
eat.