Okay, so the peacock bass have been here
For about three weeks now
I've actually taken you guys along for every step of the way from getting them adding them that's happening to feed them
Preparing the tank, etc. Everything that you guys seen is on this tank is the only thing I've done so far today
I'm gonna try a new method of trying to get them to eat prepared foods
but you've seen this before the saltwater aquarium with the black volatile lionfish or
Volunteen how do you say that? I don't know anyways, this guy is a wild caught fish
He's never had a feeder in my care. He is only ever had prepared foods
even eats from my
hands
and I've had to try to convince him to eat certain foods doing certain different methods one was of course buying a little piece of
shrimp
To some sewing thread and dragging it through the water simulating some live prey it worked
And I think you know where this video is going
We're probably gonna end up fishing in the 1200 gallon tank
But I kind of want to feed some of my harder to eat fish first
Which we've done before but those that don't know, this is Bruce
Did you just look at the camera what I said your name?
Let's try that again for those that don't know. This is Bruce
You're such a disappointment
ok ok ok you hungary little royian come get it little fella get it its right there its right on your head
There's he's coming up to the gallery soon. I miss him. The Asian Arowana used to be the similar
tough to get eating at time same with freshwater rays, but
These guys at one point the guys remember buddy
I had to at one point feed him with a sewing thread and pull it through the water as well
These guys never really had much of a problem
They're really great eaters watch this I always got to feed a pound. Oh great
This is always a pretty nerve-racking because they will jump out of the water. Try to eat it it on my hands
Let's try a bit of a handful at once
Which the Rays go nuts
Or at least one did you feel it hit there they go they could taste it in the water
you know, no no no no a
Little bit more
This method of convincing your fish to eat prepared foods
works use it on a multitude of fish
Hi if he's a shrimp
Did some thread that you can't see it's there. I
Know a lot of people out there eat each shrimp
delicious
Just want to make sure you've only tied it to the very tip of it here so it can easily be pulled off
Oh, by the way
The baby peacock bass are wild caught as well
Originally when I got them the seller had mentioned like you're gonna have to feed them live foods
And I thought no I've got so many of them that they're going to entice each other to eat
whatever hits the aquarium's water and
that's a real benefit to having multiples as the the
Competitive nature will kick in we're gonna give them a clump of some shrimp here. See what happens
No problem
You have to grow me trying to get some it's over on the other side girl Oh get the bye sir down there
Everybody's out today
Yeah, so they eat. No problem
Everybody in here is still doing okay when I got them they had some really nice size to them really healthy
So I'm not too worried about them not eating for a few weeks. It's almost completely normal for them. Not to
Again, not to too worried. I hope you guys can see under there, but it's been three weeks. So I mean worst case scenario
I'm going to have to feed them live foods. I'm not a huge fan of it
I've explained twice why making specific videos about them just the risks associated with feeding life
However, again, worst case scenario. I'll have to pick up some feeders quarantine them got load them get them ready to actually be fed
Yeah, but we'll see what happens here. I'm pretty confident. I get them to eat
I'm just gonna see if I can bring up a little fishing pole here just so I can get
The food into the center of the tank, but it's stretching over too much
I have a good feeling about this check out my fishing pole
All right here goes one two three
Are they interested?
Don't see any coming
Maybe I should turn the flow of the water off
Kind of cheating through the water a little bit
I'm gonna take the lids off over here
Cast my net a little bit further or cast my fishing rod a little bit further where they go
Over that corner now, all right
Guys, please
Might take a while
I'm gonna shut off the flow of the water
See they're all over there do you see them?
We're all bunched up into the corner there. I do see a catfish underneath this
wood, and he's pretty big like really big I
Wonder if he's gonna come out
You guys see him under there a beast yeah, they're just all huddled over there probably little scared
No response to it at all
Did we get the catfish interested? Okay, so there goes the shrimp
Catfish is underneath. Where'd he go?
What's under there? Oh there he intercedes tail. All right, so who chewed whiskers?
Oh my god, no biggie god, oh
He's so big
Look how big he is. I wonder what the other one is
He's in there somewhere
We'll get home
How Biggie's garden oh
My god, he tastes it catfish have such good taste receptors. Those whiskers are for feeling and tasting. Oh
He's hungry, where's the other one did you eat the other one? Is that why you're so big?
Come get it teach the bass to eat
You can feel the movement see that
It's gotta be able to feel that movement there
He's getting a little excited
He's looking it's over here, bro
I'll go throw it to you good
He's over there tasting the bass
They're not food they're friends
Circling all the other one. I think I see is whispers serious
he's in the corner when the glare is killing it, but I
Think the other one is actually quite bigger
Well, I think I'm gonna wait another week or so try a few more little things but
They are getting kind of skinny
It looks like I might have to transition them to two prepared foods with live foods
We'll see what happens. I've got a few more tricks up my sleeve. I'm gonna try
But if you haven't watched my video on feeding live foods, this is just you watch it
Just you can get a full picture of where I'm coming from link is in the description. Oh you want
Everybody getting shrimp, but you is that your problem you want some?
Right into the gut oh, there you go you get it good stuff here
Come on hook it up
If I feed hook I gotta feed
Frank and Francine
Hey you lovebirds Frank. You want a big piece?
You Brooke that's eating uh something a little smaller
Lady find you oh, man
Silly girl. Hey go get it. Yeah, see I said sexy Frank. You still eatin that scene was good
Here's one some more of course you do
Oh Francine, that's way too big for you. Sorry. Okay. So that's about as much as I could deal with the
Peacock bass for today I've over the past couple weeks at pump the temperature or past week
I bumped the temperature up did some water changes, etc
these things will typically increase their metabolism make them hungrier, but
IIIi think I'm just gonna have to resort to feeders
Quarantine them properly gut load them and go from there
I've tried worms as well worms did work and a few different types of insects just gonna have to use something that's
Got crafts their attention a little easier. I'm guessing
Maybe they're just eating off camera
They want to be covered up and have some privacy while they eat or something like that. Maybe I have some self-conscious fish
They feel like I'm fat shaming them when I like em, huh, who knows