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What do i feed gambusia

Started by Guest_pes142_* , Mar 26 2008 06:16 PM

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#1 Guest_pes142_*

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Posted 26 March 2008 - 06:16 PM

I recently acquired a lone gambusia, and it will not eat flake food. I was wondering what gambusia need to eat.

#2 Guest_fishlvr_*

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Posted 26 March 2008 - 07:08 PM

I recently acquired a lone gambusia, and it will not eat flake food. I was wondering what gambusia need to eat.

It's kind of odd that it won't take flake. Try frozen bloodworms. Give it a couple more days, and it will probably start munching on the flake.

#3 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 26 March 2008 - 07:24 PM

I agree, a hungry Gambusia will usually take flake right away. I would just give it time to get hungry.

#4 Guest_pes142_*

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Posted 26 March 2008 - 07:25 PM

ok i will just wait and see

#5 Guest_Newt_*

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Posted 26 March 2008 - 07:54 PM

You might try crushing the flakes up so there are more bite-sized pieces for the Gambusia.

#6 Guest_pes142_*

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Posted 26 March 2008 - 08:42 PM

I am using finely crushed flakes i used to feed baby guppies and platies when i used to raise them

#7 Guest_butch_*

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Posted 26 March 2008 - 09:22 PM

Gambusia are not that fussy eaters. They eat everything that I can offer to them. Goldfish pellets, dried krills, shrimp pellets, green flakes, frozen bloodworms, waxworms, tropical flakes, dried tubix worms and even live feeder guppies (mostly my females are over 2 inch long).

Frozen bloodworm is excellent advice! Even bluefin killifish and pygmy sunfish love them.