Hand feeding - Aquarium Advice

Dragonmommy · 10-24-2005, 06:20 AM

Wow, this is amazing. Today I moved my fishes into a 55 gallon tank. I have 1 african cichlid, 3 danios (don't ask), 15 feeder goldies, and a few guppies who I am sure won't last much longer.
Within 4 hours of putting these guys in the big tank I have them literally eating from my hand! OK well the danios and guppies don't participate, but everyone else does! I tried for 5 weeks to get my moms Koi to even THINK about eating while people were even watching (maybe the previous owners weren't nice?) and I have these feeders and cichlid hand feeding in 1 day? OMG
I can't wait to get my new cichlids and get them hand feeding too.

Does anyone else have their fishies handfeeding?

**Devilishturtles** · 10-24-2005, 10:26 AM

Cool.

My angelfish will eat out of my hand, no matter who feeds them, they don't't care. Hehe.

Tiffi · 10-24-2005, 04:24 PM

My dwarf gourami and my German Blue Rams eating out of my hand.

10-24-2005, 04:40 PM

My angelfish used to eat out of my hand... i think theres a pic of it in my gallery. Why do you have so many feeder goldfish? Just curious becuase they should really be kept in cooler water than your tropicals (cichlid, guppies...)

talloulou · 10-24-2005, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by AshleyNicole

. Why do you have so many feeder goldfish? Just curious becuase they should really be kept in cooler water than your tropicals (cichlid, guppies...)

My question exactly......

**Fishyfanatic** · 10-24-2005, 05:23 PM

Africans are great about eating out of your hands. Mine do it all the time. It's one of their perks.

The Acei's in our tank let me rub their sides. It's pretty cool actually.

jrp1588 · 10-24-2005, 05:41 PM

My male angel lets me hand feed him, the female is a bit skittish though. It's quite fun

Dragonmommy · 10-24-2005, 07:41 PM

Because my husband is an idiot, thats why we have so many feeders. I sent him to the store and he returned with goldies and danios. I have kept goldies with africans before, they did fine. These guys will be staying for a little while till they can move into the pond. They are temporary guests.

Lonewolfblue · 10-24-2005, 07:50 PM

My 2 fire eels, and my albino rainbow shark eat out of my hands. The Bolivian Ram does too. And also my dojo loach.

10-24-2005, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragonmommy

Because my husband is an idiot, thats why we have so many feeders. I sent him to the store and he returned with goldies and danios. I have kept goldies with africans before, they did fine. These guys will be staying for a little while till they can move into the pond. They are temporary guests.

[acronym:67b65030cb="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:67b65030cb]... i m sorry that is just too funny... but i am glad to hear the goldies have a bigger place to go because even though they may be fine for now it can cause problems in the long run.

10-24-2005, 06:20 AM	#1
Dragonmommy Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lake Tahoe, CA Posts: 97	Hand feeding Wow, this is amazing. Today I moved my fishes into a 55 gallon tank. I have 1 african cichlid, 3 danios (don't ask), 15 feeder goldies, and a few guppies who I am sure won't last much longer. Within 4 hours of putting these guys in the big tank I have them literally eating from my hand! OK well the danios and guppies don't participate, but everyone else does! I tried for 5 weeks to get my moms Koi to even THINK about eating while people were even watching (maybe the previous owners weren't nice?) and I have these feeders and cichlid hand feeding in 1 day? OMG I can't wait to get my new cichlids and get them hand feeding too. Does anyone else have their fishies handfeeding? __________________ ~Dragon~

10-24-2005, 04:24 PM	#3
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	My dwarf gourami and my German Blue Rams eating out of my hand. __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

10-24-2005, 05:23 PM	#6
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	Africans are great about eating out of your hands. Mine do it all the time. It's one of their perks. The Acei's in our tank let me rub their sides. It's pretty cool actually. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

10-24-2005, 07:41 PM	#8
Dragonmommy Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lake Tahoe, CA Posts: 97	Because my husband is an idiot, thats why we have so many feeders. I sent him to the store and he returned with goldies and danios. I have kept goldies with africans before, they did fine. These guys will be staying for a little while till they can move into the pond. They are temporary guests. __________________ ~Dragon~

10-24-2005, 07:50 PM	#9
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	hi... My 2 fire eels, and my albino rainbow shark eat out of my hands. The Bolivian Ram does too. And also my dojo loach. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

10-24-2005, 04:40 PM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	My angelfish used to eat out of my hand... i think theres a pic of it in my gallery. Why do you have so many feeder goldfish? Just curious becuase they should really be kept in cooler water than your tropicals (cichlid, guppies...)

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