Food...

[CRUSHER]

why in the world do my fish.. when i feed them... spit out their food... they just grind it up and spit it out. should i not feed them pellet food? just give them live food all the time? They all do it excpet for the featherfin...
1-Oscar, 1- Green Terror, 1- Jack Dempsey... featherfin just vacuums up all the spit out food... he's not going to starve at all!

[supadave]

How big are your fish ? .....and what size pellet are you feeding ? Also, what brand of food are you feeding ?

[SunnyHouTX]

Also try pre-soaking them for a couple of minutes and then dropping them in?

[Mandocruz06]

do u givem feeders if so that usally happens they are gonna be hooked on feeders and then then wont eat pellets anymore but once u stop the feeders they will get hungry and have no choice but too eat the pellets..

feeders are bad too can cause eyes problems skin alot only cause those fish arnt kept up with at lfs and carry bacteria

[CRUSHER]

i use feeders and pellets... feeders i quarintine for 2 wks, also have a few crawfish in there with them. My Cichlids are all over 5 inches. the pellets i use are the medium pellet, Hikari Cichlid Gold... floating type, also toss in some freeze dried krill, Omega one sometimes.
One of the crawfish escaped this morning so it's somewhere in the house... guess i'll find it when it starts to stink.

[CRUSHER]

Also try pre-soaking them for a couple of minutes and then dropping them in?

Sunny... my fish are slow eaters... always have been, the food will sit for a few minutes before they come after it. i use those feeding rings now to keep the food in one area... dont always come out that way though. I fish out what's left after 10 minutes.

[myjohnson]

Have you tried not feeding them for a few days?

[eklikewhoa]

Feed less or starve them some.