Problems With Eating

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J-man
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Problems With Eating

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I bought two channels on sunday, they are around 6inchs long. The problem is that they are very skittish and are hardly eating, I hear these things eat like pigs but mine hardly eat. I give them catfish pellets which they may take a couple pecks at but thats about it, ive put worms in there and they just leave them.They are currently in a 36gallon tank but will be going outside in my pond when they get big enough. Any roccomendations on getting them eating?
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Post by Silurus »

Your fish are probably settling in. Give them a few more days.
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nadmonk
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Post by nadmonk »

Same thing happened with mine he was about the same size when I moved the fish from one apartment to another. After a few days he was more comfortable with his new surroundings and his appetite gradually increased.
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