Questions about feeding hogchokers

[jg1981]

I added my new hogchoker (sometimes called "freshwater" flounder) to my 29 gallon brackish water tank 4 days ago. Yesterday I tried to feed him for the first time. Before lights out, I fed it about half a teaspoon of thawed frozen bloodworm through a turkey baster. This morning I noticed that most of the bloodworm wasn't even touched, so I removed the uneaten food.

Right now, I think that my tank is in good condition after testing it this morning. The water has zero ammonia, zero nitrites and a small amount of nitrates. The salinity level is close to 1.005

Does anyone here have any experience keeping hogchokers? Is there anything wrong with the way I'm feeding it or keeping it? Anyone have any tips or foods that work well on hogchokers?

Any suggestions or advice is appreciated.

 

[fishy_sue]

Re: Feeding Hogchokers

Here's a quote from a site about keeping hogchokers.

"They want live meat. If it’s small and moves, freshwater flounders try to eat it. Live blackworms or small earthworms work well to start with. Add some feeder white clouds also."

http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Oddball, Flounder.htm

Please post pictures if you can! Best of luck!

 

[Ruben Tolon]

the longest time i've had one of these fish was for about 5 months, and the only thing i've been succesful feeding it was frozen brine shrimp. Mine was doing fine until it was killed by a buffalohead.

 

[jg1981]

Thanks for the advice. I'll try out some live food and frozen brine shrimp. :clap:

Does anyone know if it will eat frozen mysis shrimp?

 

[jg1981]

Some photos of my setup

Here are some photos of my brackish water tank and my hogchoker. I currently have 4 mollies, 1 glassfish, and 1 hogchoker. I'm done adding fish and I'm definitely happy with all of them. I hope I can help them live long lives in my tank.

Sorry that the photos are so small. :thud:

 

[fishy_sue]

Love it! It looks great. What and how is the hogchoker eating?

 

[jg1981]

Thanks

I'm feeding it a mix of frozen mysis shrimp and blood worm. He seems to only like frozen food. I squirt the food at him with a turkey baister while most of the lights in the room are off. It seems to work, because I usually don't find any food on the substrate when I check the tank in the morning.