rositabandito
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Nov 24, 2009
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A couple of weeks ago, I bought an ADF kind of on a whim. However, I haven't once seen him eat. At first, I just threw in the bloodworms, right in front of him so he could find them and though he didn't eat, I figured he would eventually so I left them there.
Eventually, I looked it up and saw that you could try feeding ADFs with tweezers, since they can have a hard time finding the food on gravel. I tried this multiple times, but with zero success. I thought maybe he was lonely so I bought another frog.
The other frog won't go after the food I put in front of her, but leaps on it if I use the tweezers. She's also a lot more active, swims around more, (she did some back flips after the first time I fed her which was kind of cool, but maybe not a good sign?)
However, the first frog still has not eaten, though we've had the second one for maybe a week now. The new one continues to eat from the tweezers, but the first one shows no interest.
I guess my tank is kind of small, only a gallon, but it's filtered and has a light and a little plant in it. The only other thing I can think to try is getting some smooth stones to replace the gravel, since I guess they can find the food better that way?
Also, I only thaw the frozen bloodworms in the bag enough to be able to pull them out of the bag-- is there something else I should be doing?
It's so sad, I just want the little anorexic guy to eat something. Is there anything else I should try?
Eventually, I looked it up and saw that you could try feeding ADFs with tweezers, since they can have a hard time finding the food on gravel. I tried this multiple times, but with zero success. I thought maybe he was lonely so I bought another frog.
The other frog won't go after the food I put in front of her, but leaps on it if I use the tweezers. She's also a lot more active, swims around more, (she did some back flips after the first time I fed her which was kind of cool, but maybe not a good sign?)
However, the first frog still has not eaten, though we've had the second one for maybe a week now. The new one continues to eat from the tweezers, but the first one shows no interest.
I guess my tank is kind of small, only a gallon, but it's filtered and has a light and a little plant in it. The only other thing I can think to try is getting some smooth stones to replace the gravel, since I guess they can find the food better that way?
Also, I only thaw the frozen bloodworms in the bag enough to be able to pull them out of the bag-- is there something else I should be doing?
It's so sad, I just want the little anorexic guy to eat something. Is there anything else I should try?