How to get leopard to eat pellets

[krayzie321]

As title states I've had my leopard wrasse for a couple months i feed pellets and mysis but she won't touch the pellets at all my other fish eat them but she will just wait until I feed mysis which I'm trying to ease off but don't want her to starve to death what should I do?...I'm going on a two week vacation in a couple months she's the only one I worry about so help would be appreciated thnx

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[fishn49ers]

Soak the food together add a small drop of garlic during soaking. That worked for me could also wait till they are hungry feed soaked pellets first see if he goes for it. Pellet size may affect them also the texture. Mine started eating day 2 and pellets on day 5. Guess I got lucky. I noticed more aggressive eaters scare new comers like my pig blue hippo

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Starve the leopard for a couple days. When they get hungry, they will eat anything. Also try feeding mysis and pellets at the same time. Also try feeding Cyclopes. My leopards loved that stuff, then I mixed in pellets when I would feed and boom they started grubbing on pellets too

 

[Usingthejohn]

I didn't do anything different. Just tossed pellets instead of frozen during some feedings. One day they were snacking on them

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[Lexusman25]

Put them in a 3 gallon nano like Shawn lol in all seriousness I agree with john, my leopard just started eating pellets one day.

 

[krayzie321]

K thanx ill starve her and soak the pellets with garlic also try mixing it with the mysis thnx guys

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[BeanMachine]

Don't starve her hehe

Just continue to feed a mixture of foods , at the same time, and eventually they were learn to eat everything. Sometimes it happens right away, sometimes weeks, and sometimes months.

Frozen cyclops they will eat guaranteed. So I would always start with that, mix in the mysis, then flake and pellets until they don't care what you put it then you can be selective and not feed everything at once.

 

[krayzie321]

Lol...i feed 3times a day should I do 1mix and 2 pellet or just all mixes?

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[Reefomeez]

Yes, feed the pellets and frozen at the same time. The feeding frenzy and confusion will get her eating pellets. Also Cyclopeeze is a great idea...I put freeze dried cyclopeeze in my feeder. If she eats that then you can put it in your auto feeder and you're done.

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Don't starve her hehe

Just continue to feed a mixture of foods , at the same time, and eventually they were learn to eat everything. Sometimes it happens right away, sometimes weeks, and sometimes months.

Frozen cyclops they will eat guaranteed. So I would always start with that, mix in the mysis, then flake and pellets until they don't care what you put it then you can be selective and not feed everything at once.

Took my cardinal 2 years to eat pellets. It would only eat frozen food. Then I said FUC*K IT, let's see how long she can go with out eating. 2 weeks with no food, and she started eating pellets. True story.

 

[fishn49ers]

Took my cardinal 2 years to eat pellets. It would only eat frozen food. Then I said FUC*K IT, let's see how long she can go with out eating. 2 weeks with no food, and she started eating pellets. True story.

I'm getting to that point with my anthias soon at least I'll try dried cyclopeZe cause I want an auto feed program soon

 

[antoneoh]

Arcti Pods worked for me. My leopard now eats everything including flakes.