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Coursair
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Turn your filter off briefly when you feed him so he can see the food.
You may need to cover the back and sides so he'll be more secure. Does he have plants or a cave to hide in ?
FishCr8zy
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Did ur bass eat the ants?
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Tseros7768
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As of right now, no. He seems very hungry, but only for specific foods haha!
FishCr8zy
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Lol. So what do u feed him? Or what does he eat?
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Tseros7768
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He hasn't eaten a thing in two weeks....he always looks and looks, then does his own thing....and he's only eaten one mosquito last week....this is the farthest extent I've ever gone to to feed an animal! Man I wish he would eat!
FishCr8zy
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Really! Is he wild or did u buy him? He is still alive after eating only a mosquito!
bigbanker
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Solid advice.
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Tseros7768
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He is a wild caught and I have moved him to his own tank to monitor his eating habits...it has an aerator so he can totally see the bugs, he just won't eat them
FishCr8zy
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Have u tried only ants or also other insects? When they get larger, earthworms would be good. Now, u could try chopping up an earthworm and putting the pieces in. Earthworm pieces sink so give that a try.
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Tseros7768
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I've tried almost every insect I can get my hands on...I do have earthworms for feeding him..how small should I cut the pieces?
FishCr8zy
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Small enough so that u think they can fit into his mouth. ( a few cm) Feed one little piece at a time so that the earthworms don't get stuck in the substrate if he doesn't eat it.
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Tseros7768
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Yeah he's not too fond of worms 
FishCr8zy
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Yeah he's not too fond of worms
Lol. Now I wonder what he actually likes. Did he try to eat the worms?
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Tseros7768
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Didn't even look at them haha!
FishCr8zy
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What didn't u look at? Him eating the worms?
patrickriley2010
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Wait you can put a bass in a tank? What about small mouth there is creek behind my parents house loaded with small mouth and bluegill . From 1" to almost a foot long
FishCr8zy
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Ya u can as long as u don't keep him in there for the rest of his life. Small mouths can be put in a tank as long as u have a big enough tank or get a tiny one like a few inches. Don't put any fish that can fit in its mouth with the bass either.
patrickriley2010
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I would probably need a blower because small mouth from what I know can only live in moving water ? My parents have a 2 acre pond so I could safely raise the little guys and release them when they are bigger so they don't get owned in the pond. Or I could make a ginormous plywood tank.
FishCr8zy
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They don't need a strong current but doesn't everyone's tank have at least a small current? They would prefer a stronger current but they can be kept in a pond.
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