Butterfly fish wont eat [Archive]

andy120

11-01-2007, 1:37 AM

guys
My pantodon butterfly fish wont eat. He'll take shrimp bits but spits them back out, once theyre waterlgged, he wont touch them. Any ideas?
We suspect he took a Neon Tetra a couple of days ago, we're one short.

Thanks
Andy
NZ

Becca3711

11-01-2007, 1:49 AM

does he appear bloated or constipated, perhaps from the Neon?

riddle4sphinx

11-01-2007, 2:01 AM

i had a betta that was VERY picky about food.... the only thing he would eat were freeze dried bloodworms. Try switching foods, maybe flake food or some blood worms or some veggies? Maybe your fish is picky too :)

nmrsco

11-01-2007, 4:41 PM

try live foods

tanker

11-01-2007, 5:11 PM

I do not think a butterfly can eat a neon... mouth at wrong angle. Try some live food, mealworm, fruit fly, ect.

andy120

11-01-2007, 8:46 PM

Got hold of a few blood worms, those it pollished in short order!

thanks
andy
nz

NeedlsslyComplx

11-09-2007, 11:21 PM

Butterfly's have a trapdoor mouth, that opens extremely wide. You'd be surprised how much they can fit in their mouth...

Fish in the top strata of the tank are doom if it gets peckish.

You could feed him live crickets. (Oscar's love 'em too.)

Lupin

11-10-2007, 12:18 AM

Butterfly's have a trapdoor mouth, that opens extremely wide. You'd be surprised how much they can fit in their mouth...

Fish in the top strata of the tank are doom if it gets peckish.

You could feed him live crickets. (Oscar's love 'em too.)
:iagree:

jaysen

11-10-2007, 4:02 AM

mine took minnows and tetras as food easily. its favorite was live crickets and waxworms. you need to give them live food they are very picky. also have floating plants up top for them so they feel comfortable. i used to put a waxworm on top of a piece of water sprite and it became his favorite spot.