Its a black mollie and it wont eat his food we have tried flakes and pellets.What should I do?
2007-02-11 21:18:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Mollies tend to like nibbling on algae, dead fish, water plants and even mulm (which they skim from the surface of the water with their flat mouths).. He may already be getting food from another source. Just watch him for a few days, fish can go for a few days without ill-effect. If he's swimming around and behaving normally, you have nothing to worried about. For all you know, someone else in the house has been feeding him when you are not around. Good luck!
2007-02-11 21:23:50 · answer #1 · answered by aken 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, I would say Mollie's do not eat pellets and then you are probably overfeeding. It seems you only have one fish-fish only eat once a day for about five minutes for that size. The rest of the food is falling to bottom and hopefully most is going into your filter.The fish is feeding on the the residue.Do not feed pellets,use flakes and feed once daily and then only a very small pinch of flakes.
2007-02-12 20:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by xxx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mollies can sometimes be 'finicky' eaters----you need to go to the biggest aquarium shop in your area and shop for 'interesting' foods------live brine if available otherwise freeze-dried brine shrimp-----and you will also discover other enticing foods for them-----they usually don't stay finicky forever so pamper them a bit.
2007-02-12 05:25:32 · answer #3 · answered by EZMZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a fresh piece of lettuce in they love it or cucumber,dont leave it in for more than a day tho or will make water bad.does he look clear black all over no white spots or fungus,they are very prone to both and you can treat it.from aquarium shop
2007-02-12 05:25:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a finicky fish!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-12 05:57:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋