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What do really tiny channel cats eat?

Started by Guest_BigHE_* , Jul 02 2007 05:26 PM

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#1 Guest_BigHE_*

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Posted 02 July 2007 - 05:26 PM

I am talking less than an inch long.

#2 Guest_bullhead_*

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Posted 02 July 2007 - 05:54 PM

Just about anything they can get their mouths around. Do you mean what do they eat out in the wild, or in captivity? In captivity, feeding it will NOT be a problem: chopped earthworms, frozen worms and shrimp, flake food, graduating to pellets, worms, fish, shrimp, etc. Getting it to stop eating will be your issue. It will outgrow a 55 easily, probably eating any/all tankmates.

#3 Guest_BigHE_*

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Posted 02 July 2007 - 06:23 PM

Just about anything they can get their mouths around. Do you mean what do they eat out in the wild, or in captivity? In captivity, feeding it will NOT be a problem: chopped earthworms, frozen worms and shrimp, flake food, graduating to pellets, worms, fish, shrimp, etc. Getting it to stop eating will be your issue. It will outgrow a 55 easily, probably eating any/all tankmates.

Yes, in captivity. I have a few and I haven't seen them eat anything. I have chopped an eathrworm and it looks untouched at the bottom of the tank. I tried flake food for ponds and I didn't see them take any of that in either.

#4 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 03 July 2007 - 04:47 PM

Try trout pellets - you can get them really small, and they sink.

#5 Guest_BigHE_*

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Posted 03 July 2007 - 05:24 PM

I'll try that thanks.

#6 Guest_TurtleLover_*

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Posted 04 July 2007 - 05:20 PM

Also try frozen baby brine shrimp. Defrost them in a cup, then use a turkey baster to deliver them to the bottom of the tank.

#7 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 04 July 2007 - 07:19 PM

Try trout pellets - you can get them really small, and they sink.

Sorry for the derail, but I love that new signature Irate. Official forum troublemaker! Ha!

#8 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 09:56 AM

Sorry for the derail, but I love that new signature Irate. Official forum troublemaker! Ha!

You can thank your boss for that one! I had nothing to do with it, but I'll wear it for a while, just to keep the Gods pacified!

#9 Guest_bullhead_*

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 10:28 AM

Sooooo, ... did this little guy ever start to eat?

#10 Guest_BigHE_*

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 12:35 PM

Sooooo, ... did this little guy ever start to eat?

Still trying. Haven't tried frozen brine yet, but krill pellets, trout pellets, flakes and chopped nightcrawlers were all a no go.

#11 Guest_bullhead_*

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 09:47 PM

I would think that frozen brine shrimp, dapnia, and bloodworms might be pretty close to their natural wild baby food. (Surely 1 inch fry would not still be living off of the yolk sac?)

#12 Guest_Moontanman_*

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Posted 10 October 2007 - 08:55 AM

I am talking less than an inch long.

Live Black worms would be a good bet, live daphnia would do also. Does he have a lot of spots? I've noticed the ones in pet shops don't have many spots. Wheni was a kid I caught a channel cat in the kanawha river and it was covered with spots, it was the prettyest channel cat i had ever seen and it came out of a very badly polluted river too. It was about 6" long.

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