finicky severum

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and stil not get a decent or correct answer. There is a few folks here
who just make up answers without a clue.........Sinc ey have had this
fish for this ong, its only proper to look in a decent controlled
environement so yu do not get harmfull or dangerous ideas given to
you. Tell em Roy sent you out of the good ness of his heart! Trust me
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I agree with your friend though, if a fish is hungry it will eat, and
eat what it is not nesessarily used to eating if need be.
Fish if in good condition can and will go for long periods without
eating, and contrary to what lots say its not necessary to feed every
day. I feed 3 times a week MAX unless my grand kids insist on seeing
them eat......


On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:24:18 -0500, Sconad wrote:

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!