I've been hand feeding my BG & LMB fingerlings a product called Omega One Pond Sticks, I bought at an aquarium store.
It is a floating feed. I feed them every night between 7-8pm. I've been doing this for a couple of weeks.
Neither the BG or LMB are too interested in this feed, as far as I can tell. I've alot of sticklebacks that love the stuff, though, and as soon as it's soft enough they tear into it.
I'm thinking of switching to Purina Aquamax 500, because of what I've read here. Would this be a good choice for my fingerlings? Any better choices, perhaps?
Other than to just keep feeding, and always at the same time & place, is there any other tips to spur my fish into feeding?
Thanks,
Jeff
LMB are pretty hard to feed train. BG are just the opposite. I've never seen any feed they didn't eat well. Give them a few more days, and I'll bet they finally learn to eat the food. Of course the fish are better off eating a feed that's sized appropriately, and has a decent protein analysis. If they have good habitat, they will do fine without feed. Since small ponds are usually pretty limited in available forage, feeding can help them grow much faster and larger.
