Feeding baby 1" Indonesian tiger datnoid

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Fishman88888

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My LFS gets some pretty cool fish, anyways I had always wanted a tiger dat, but they usually sell them around 4-5" and were a little expensive / too big at that point

However on my last trip to the store, I came across an interesting little guy. He was labelled as a "Sumatran tiger datnoid," and I've come to the conclusion he's an Indonesian tiger datnoid.

I bought him... $30

He's really really tiny, I bought the smallest feeder fish I could, he seems really interested in them, he even stalks the smallest ones... But no eating :(
I've seen him gobble up a few bloodworms here and there, but he spits them back out for the most part

... I've heard shrimp or krill could be a good option to try

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with smaller Indonesian tiger dats.

If there's any foods you could recommend to get him to start eating a little more... I still have to try out the shrimp / krill....

I think I even heard zooplankton might be another option

Anyways, I would like to get him big enough to start consuming those feeder fish so that he can reach his maximum potential size :)
When he gets big enough he's going to be homed with my Aces :)
 

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