training pellet

kalz00 · 17-05-2013, 03:44 PM

Hi bros,
would like to ask on advise on pellet training....
currently i have 5 comm aro..been fasting them near to 4 week but still have n.ot eat any pellet at all. Thier diet used to be on livefood and mp...current size 13-14inch
how long can aro live without food?
how long do some bro train thier aro?
is there such thing as aro die die wont take pellet?
any news of aro dying coz of pellet training?

tq for the advises

hanks9800 · 17-05-2013, 04:18 PM

It is no good to starve your aro for too long. Perhap u can try to insert the pellet into the MP and use it to feed your aro.

nookie83 · 17-05-2013, 04:47 PM

IMO, the duration of how long the fish can be starve before it dies is quite subjective. Poor/No diet can also lead to poor health or too weak to fend off bullies (especially in comm tanks).

I've fishes that didn't eat for a good 8 weeks before they cave in for pellets or i cave in to give them what they want.

The main challenge of pellet training is that the fish don't recognise that pellets are food. This usually applies more towards WC fishes or fishes who have never tasted or seen pellet food.

Starving method works most of the time but if you are worried, perhaps you can also try:
1) adding tankmates that eat pellets

2) Stuffing pellet into MP. Once they start eating MP+pellet, you can slowly increase the amount of pellet stuffing and then cut off MP.

3) Alternate feeding of MP and pellet (works best for comm tanks). Assuming that your fishes are hungry, the competition for food will make your fishes whack whatever that hits the water without inspecting the food. So, start with small cut MP and drop them in 1 at a time. If they don't hit the MP immediately when it hits the water, stop feeding and try another day. If they do hit immediate, for every 2nd or 3rd MP you try, throw in a pellet. Repeat till success. You can get creative and combine this method with #2. Alternate feeding of MP+pellet and pellet only.

1 final note, frequent water changes does help a lot in pellet training.

All the best.

kalz00 · 17-05-2013, 06:34 PM

Thks for the input guyz...

1.all my tankmates have gone mia since the first week oni left my pleco

2.i would love to try ur 2nd and 3rd method seems interesting

i will try it on after 5th week of fasting. Hopefully it will eat pellet soon and no bad things happen.

Btw bros thks for the valuable input apperciate it

kalz00 · 31-05-2013, 03:04 AM

Hi guyz
need some opinion. on guyz who sucess on pellet training
this is my 6 week on pellet training still not yet eaten any pellet yet but my comm have been a bit aggresive espscially my red for the past few days. My comm now all have split fins / talis and lot of bruises and drop scale on their back and head due to jumping and heatin the top. i keep mine in fgt

My question is this normal during pellet training in comm?

should i give it rest? or im almost dere ?

Tq

sbtanpatrick · 31-05-2013, 08:46 AM

What kind of pellets are u feeding yr aros now?

kalz00 · 31-05-2013, 11:38 AM

hikari brand Food stick

sbtanpatrick · 31-05-2013, 12:15 PM

Actually aros in comm are much easier to pellet train then aros kept solo....I discovered that my XB feeds only Hikari carni pellets as she ate them which originally was meant for my EBH...get some tankmates that feed on pellets and hopefully yr comm will be pellet-trained soon....

31-05-2013, 12:37 PM

If i were you I will mix pellet with MP, you might want to cut the Mp into smaller pieces and mix it with pellet ( broken into small small parts) after mixing them, you put them back into the freezer, when u take it out next time, it will be in one piece. Feed them that for a about a week(once a day). After the week reduce the among of Mp and increase the among of pellet, this goes on for about 4 to 6 weeks. Hopeful by the end of the month, they are eating pellet .

My aro comm start eating pellet after 3rd week haha..

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nictan · 31-05-2013, 12:44 PM

hi ts, i used kkps n oscars as tankmates to lure my xb to makan pellets. as u know kkps n oscars practically ate everything,by the 1st week,my xb also buay tahan le. i think my xb was fed with mp at shop. cheers. hope u will be successful soon.

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17-05-2013, 03:44 PM	#1
kalz00 Arofanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 135	training pellet Hi bros, would like to ask on advise on pellet training.... currently i have 5 comm aro..been fasting them near to 4 week but still have n.ot eat any pellet at all. Thier diet used to be on livefood and mp...current size 13-14inch how long can aro live without food? how long do some bro train thier aro? is there such thing as aro die die wont take pellet? any news of aro dying coz of pellet training? tq for the advises

17-05-2013, 04:18 PM	#2
hanks9800 Dragon Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,087	It is no good to starve your aro for too long. Perhap u can try to insert the pellet into the MP and use it to feed your aro.

17-05-2013, 04:47 PM	#3
nookie83 AFC Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 74	IMO, the duration of how long the fish can be starve before it dies is quite subjective. Poor/No diet can also lead to poor health or too weak to fend off bullies (especially in comm tanks). I've fishes that didn't eat for a good 8 weeks before they cave in for pellets or i cave in to give them what they want. The main challenge of pellet training is that the fish don't recognise that pellets are food. This usually applies more towards WC fishes or fishes who have never tasted or seen pellet food. Starving method works most of the time but if you are worried, perhaps you can also try: 1) adding tankmates that eat pellets 2) Stuffing pellet into MP. Once they start eating MP+pellet, you can slowly increase the amount of pellet stuffing and then cut off MP. 3) Alternate feeding of MP and pellet (works best for comm tanks). Assuming that your fishes are hungry, the competition for food will make your fishes whack whatever that hits the water without inspecting the food. So, start with small cut MP and drop them in 1 at a time. If they don't hit the MP immediately when it hits the water, stop feeding and try another day. If they do hit immediate, for every 2nd or 3rd MP you try, throw in a pellet. Repeat till success. You can get creative and combine this method with #2. Alternate feeding of MP+pellet and pellet only. 1 final note, frequent water changes does help a lot in pellet training. All the best.

17-05-2013, 06:34 PM	#4
kalz00 Arofanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 135	Thks for the input guyz... 1.all my tankmates have gone mia since the first week oni left my pleco 2.i would love to try ur 2nd and 3rd method seems interesting i will try it on after 5th week of fasting. Hopefully it will eat pellet soon and no bad things happen. Btw bros thks for the valuable input apperciate it

31-05-2013, 03:04 AM	#5
kalz00 Arofanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 135	Hi guyz need some opinion. on guyz who sucess on pellet training this is my 6 week on pellet training still not yet eaten any pellet yet but my comm have been a bit aggresive espscially my red for the past few days. My comm now all have split fins / talis and lot of bruises and drop scale on their back and head due to jumping and heatin the top. i keep mine in fgt My question is this normal during pellet training in comm? should i give it rest? or im almost dere ? Tq

31-05-2013, 08:46 AM	#6
sbtanpatrick Senior Dragon Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,160	What kind of pellets are u feeding yr aros now?

31-05-2013, 11:38 AM	#7
kalz00 Arofanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 135	hikari brand Food stick

31-05-2013, 12:15 PM	#8
sbtanpatrick Senior Dragon Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,160	Actually aros in comm are much easier to pellet train then aros kept solo....I discovered that my XB feeds only Hikari carni pellets as she ate them which originally was meant for my EBH...get some tankmates that feed on pellets and hopefully yr comm will be pellet-trained soon....

31-05-2013, 12:37 PM	#9
tomabo Guest Posts: n/a	If i were you I will mix pellet with MP, you might want to cut the Mp into smaller pieces and mix it with pellet ( broken into small small parts) after mixing them, you put them back into the freezer, when u take it out next time, it will be in one piece. Feed them that for a about a week(once a day). After the week reduce the among of Mp and increase the among of pellet, this goes on for about 4 to 6 weeks. Hopeful by the end of the month, they are eating pellet . My aro comm start eating pellet after 3rd week haha.. Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

31-05-2013, 12:44 PM	#10
nictan Arofanatic Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 77	hi ts, i used kkps n oscars as tankmates to lure my xb to makan pellets. as u know kkps n oscars practically ate everything,by the 1st week,my xb also buay tahan le. i think my xb was fed with mp at shop. cheers. hope u will be successful soon. Posted from Arofanatics.com App for Android

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