capekate

.. well I have tried... bloodworms, no go. didnt even go after them. I went and bought hakari sinking wafers. I tried that and the wafers are still sitting on the bottom of the tank. Any suggestions on what I can feed this guy? Hes got to eat something!!!
thanks, kate

COBettaCouple

how about slices of cucumber, cantaloupe or zucchini?

Tom

Any catfish that has whiskers, is 99-100% carnivore. So the veggie idea won't work for it.
You could try some brine shirmp or any other meaty food available from the pet store. If they don't have anything that would be accepted, ask the people at the store what meats would be able to be allowed into an aquarium.
Tom

COBettaCouple

Is your cat: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=303 or http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=708? those are a couple of the bumblebee cats.. there's also an african, a false and a giant, but i thought i'd run those 2 by you and you can see if you have one or the other (and what they like to eat) since i think these are the 2 most common bumblebee cats. i think for either brine shrimp would be a winner.

capekate

thanks for your help! I have an assortment of frozen fish food that I bought, too bad it doesnt tell you which is which tho as they are all in the same container. with about four rows of the different kinds. Brineshrimp is one of them and I will try it, by trial and error which one is the brineshrimp. cant tell til they start to defrost in the water.

dave, I have seen that site, thanks for the link. Its hard to tell which one this bumblebee is, they are so much alike.

COBettaCouple

maybe you'll have to post a pic on the new food forum to get IDs on the food. yea, they are similiar.. i guess you can try things and see how he likes them. a lot of fish don't read the fact sheets anyway and do their own thing.

capekate

well.. once they start to defrost I can tell the bloodworms for the brineshrimp. the green veggie one is all gone, the fish really liked that one. but the rest, including the cichlid type are all red in color, so its hard to figure out which is which. I have containers of the cubes that have been melted in the fridge, but they just get thrown out. From now on when I buy them i will get only one type for each package and solve that problem.

COBettaCouple

sounds like a good plan.