infant/juvenile African Leaf Fish feeding advice?

ElChef194 · 12-26-2011, 08:57 PM

so for a christmas present i was gifted an african leaf fish. he is very small, less than one inch ( but he'll get to be the size on a 3x5 index card!) i researched this fish, and he is a ambush predator. once he grows i will feed him crickets, small fish, and shrimp; but now, what do i do? i occasionally give my fish forzen blood worms and tubifex worms. will this suffice? i know that once thawed they move "naturally" in the current, and he has "ambushed" a few that were caught on plants. until i get better ideas i will continue feeding him this way. i would like to find live food however. any suggestions? would chain pet stores ( petsmart, petco, etc) carry them?

also, should i be concerned about him eating my julii cory or panda cory or my tiger barbs? (all are bigger then him now, but ... )

NeonShark666 · 12-27-2011, 05:32 AM

Leaf fish have very large mouths and will eat anything that can fit in them. I fed mine bits of salad shrimp. He also eat small crickets. For some reason he never eat the small Guppies in his tank.

ElChef194 · 12-28-2011, 02:11 AM

i have found that this little guy likes to "hunt" the frozen blood worms i have defrosted when they get stuck in the plant leaves and move in the current. also i have high hopes that my tiger barb is gonna lay eggs soon as she is VERY bloated. this means mealtime for this little guy which is awesome! i really don't want or need more fish. here's my fish now. he's been mine for a few days now. i got him this size, so i think he's very very young given the fact that these guys are supposed to be slow growers and get to be about index card sized.bv

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12-28-2011, 02:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
ElChef194 biscuits and gravy please ElChef194's Photo Gallery Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 120 Name: Zack Location: Leesburg, Va My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 22 Times Said "Thanks" 8 Times Was Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: infant/juvenile African Leaf Fish feeding advice? i have found that this little guy likes to "hunt" the frozen blood worms i have defrosted when they get stuck in the plant leaves and move in the current. also i have high hopes that my tiger barb is gonna lay eggs soon as she is VERY bloated. this means mealtime for this little guy which is awesome! i really don't want or need more fish. here's my fish now. he's been mine for a few days now. i got him this size, so i think he's very very young given the fact that these guys are supposed to be slow growers and get to be about index card sized.bv __________________ RIP "whitey" my albino pleco. found dead 5-21-12 29 gal- 2 leopard ctenopoma / 5 tiger barb / 5 corydoras catfish / 1 golden weather loach / 1 three spot gourami / 2 bolivian ram / 1 juvenile bristlenose pleco / Amazon sword / Java fern / Red Ludwigia / Wisteria / Anacharis filtration- AquaClear 50, QuietFlow 20; 325 gph total 20 gal- 1 clown pleco / 8 black neon tetras / 1 neon dwarf gourami / 4 Asian glass cats / 5 green corydoras catfish filtration- QuietFlow 30; 200 gph

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