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[awwinterfall]

Any ideas what to feed?. Not eating frozen

 

[nereefpat]

What frozen have you tried?

Is it a small juvenile? They are jacks, so they should eat about anything. I haven't kept one. They really aren't a good choice for anything but large public aquariums.

 

[awwinterfall]

Mysis and Larry's. These are young adults 4 to 5 inches. Really tall

 

[awwinterfall]

The original seller said he fed minnows from the same area they were caught.

I only have access to feeder goldfish and guppies. Don't really want to feed those because risk of disease such as mycobacteria

 

[ARCkeeper]

Silversides and lancet eels, (or lancefish) are available frozen IQF. If the fish aren’t used to dead prey try moving it with forceps or skewered on a broom straw to get their attention. I’ve had to do that with baby cuttles to wean them onto frozen.

 

[awwinterfall]

Iqf ?

 

[ARCkeeper]

Individually frozen. You can pull them to thaw one or two at a time. I think it’s short for individually quiescently frozen. It will say IQF on the label.

 

[nereefpat]

The original seller said he fed minnows from the same area they were caught.

I only have access to feeder goldfish and guppies. Don't really want to feed those because risk of disease such as mycobacteria

That's a strange claim, as minnows are freshwater. Maybe just meant small bait fish?

I think guppies are a decent option, personally, just to get them to feed in your tank before switching to prepared foods.