Banggai Cardinal - When/How to transition from live foods to frozen?

[Pola0502ds]

My buddy gave me 4 baby cardinal fish that are about 2 months old and ive had them for over a month. I have been feeding then live brine shrimp and my question is at what point do i start other foods? What types of food will i have success with and should try? How should i do it?

 

[Daniel@R2R]

I'd try mixing some frozen in with the live when you feed. See if they take it. IME cardinals aren't usually too picky, but I've never had to transition any either. Best of luck!

 

[NanaReefer]

My Banggai loves the LRS Reef Frenzy, zero waste as everything else in the tank does too [emoji16]

 

[Pola0502ds]

Did you have babies that you transitioned them from live food to larrys?

 

[Pola0502ds]

I'd try mixing some frozen in with the live when you feed. See if they take it. IME cardinals aren't usually too picky, but I've never had to transition any either. Best of luck!

Ive been trying to mix frozen brine shrimp but they dont want any part of t

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Ive been trying to mix frozen brine shrimp but they dont want any part of t

Hmm...yep definitely beyond my expertise. #reefsquad

 

[NanaReefer]

Did you have babies that you transitioned them from live food to larrys?

Just one baby and no transitioning. Just started him on the Reef Frenzy right away. Only way to do it imo. They'll choose live over frozen any time so I just omitted the live period.

 

[blesk]

you need to soak the food in selcome start vith live brine shrimp and some frozen cyclopes is not easy transfer selcome help

 

[Sgolden]

My buddy gave me 4 baby cardinal fish that are about 2 months old and ive had them for over a month. I have been feeding then live brine shrimp and my question is at what point do i start other foods? What types of food will i have success with and should try? How should i do it?

LRF reef frenzy works for me. They stuff themselves. Make sure not to overfeed.

 

[Pola0502ds]

I ended up just putting them in my frag tank and they are doing great, feeding what I feed the other fish frozen foods.. I think they figured out they better start eating something else or not eat at all.

 

[Blue Lip]

Reed mariculture TDO. It comes in multiple sizes.