[Eden]

i recently purchased 4 baby pygo natts and am wondering if it is fine to start feeding them feeder fish, chick peas, ect.. ive been feeding them frozen bloodworms for 2 weeks.(theyre rippin a hole in my pocket they eat so much!..)

 

[Eden]

PS..my rbps are at about 2 inches now...

 

[CHOMP]

feed em beefheart and smelt, cut up, if money is an issue. If bloodworms are burning a hole in ur pocket, don't even bother with feeders.

 

[Eden]

Thanx chomp.. i wanna give em a little variety . they eat 2 frozen cubes of bloodworms daily..

 

[NavinWithPs]

definatly don't start wth feeders. they are more expensive, plus you gotta consider casualties. i'd also recommend smelt.

 

[rbp 4 135]

go for smelt, or catfish fillets, non seasoned and non cooke, i buy mine at wal-mart, like 4.50 $ for 5 pounds, and it lasts forever.

 

[elTwitcho]

They can eat pretty much anything at that size, the only thing is with shrimp you will need to remove the shell for them first

 

[Eden]

Thanks dudes!!

 

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My fish get a variety of foods such as smelt, fillets, krill etc. but I do give them live food on occasion. They are larger enough to eat feeders now, just set up a 10G tank so you can quarantine them for a week or 2 to make sure they are free of disease.

I started giving my guys live food at about 2" and they went right for it.

Again, thier staple diet should be the things listed above, but a serving of feeders from time to time is ok, and very entertaining!!

For "feeders" I use things like danios, tetras, or whatever else the lfs has for a $1 each or so. Goldfish and rosies are not good cause they have growth inhibiting hormones, not to mention they are kept in horrible conditions that lead to disease.

 

[Eden]

:nod: Thanx dude..sounds like fun!

 

[SERRAPYGO]

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