nmonks
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Folks,
After some trial and error, I discovered the following...
1) Whatever the books say, they didn't want powdered flake or baby brine shrimp! Frozen bloodworms were not eaten, and neither were frozen brine shrimp.
2) Live brine shrimp were certainly attacked, but they were too big and only rarely swallowed. Live bloodworms were attacked if small enough, but mostly they were too big. Live daphnia were also attacked, but apart from the small ones, seem to be too spiky and get spat out at once.
3) Frozen black mosquito larvae and frozen lobster eggs were eaten immediately. You need to keep them off the bottom of the breeding trap though. Tangles of hair algae do a good job, slowing down the rate at which these foods sink, giving the fish are chance to catch them. The fish will snap things up off the bottom, but just not all the time.
4) I've but some Malayan snails in with them to clean up the leftovers. The fish are too big and active to get fungused (I imagine) and the flow of water through the breeding trap should prevent decay, but even so, it's not worth risking.
So, they're eating happily enough at the moment, let's hope they carry on eating. Wish me luck!
Cheers,
Neale
After some trial and error, I discovered the following...
1) Whatever the books say, they didn't want powdered flake or baby brine shrimp! Frozen bloodworms were not eaten, and neither were frozen brine shrimp.
2) Live brine shrimp were certainly attacked, but they were too big and only rarely swallowed. Live bloodworms were attacked if small enough, but mostly they were too big. Live daphnia were also attacked, but apart from the small ones, seem to be too spiky and get spat out at once.
3) Frozen black mosquito larvae and frozen lobster eggs were eaten immediately. You need to keep them off the bottom of the breeding trap though. Tangles of hair algae do a good job, slowing down the rate at which these foods sink, giving the fish are chance to catch them. The fish will snap things up off the bottom, but just not all the time.
4) I've but some Malayan snails in with them to clean up the leftovers. The fish are too big and active to get fungused (I imagine) and the flow of water through the breeding trap should prevent decay, but even so, it's not worth risking.
So, they're eating happily enough at the moment, let's hope they carry on eating. Wish me luck!
Cheers,
Neale
I'm glad you decided to try a bunch of stuff. If I get more sometime now I can be prepared with the correct foods. 
What type are they again??
