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Are my Bolivian rams eating?


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I bought 6 Bolivian rams for my 75 and have them in a 10 gallon quarantining . A couple of them are pretty skinny and I never see them eat. I feed them daily but have Malaysian trumpet snails in that tank so if they are not eating they would be eating the food. Found one dead today( one of the skinny ones) on day 4 of quarantine. I’m feeding flakes, vibra bites and frozen brine shrimp. Any suggestions? 

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Your Bolivian Rams might not be eating as much as they should with the current selection. Bolivian Rams Mikrogeophagus altispinosa are as the Latin name Mikrogeophagus says 'small earth eaters', meaning they prefer sinking pellets they can pick up off the bottom. I feed mine either the Hikari sinking pellets, or the Nutra-Fin 1mm sinking pellets, mine also like to pick at the Repashy Igarapo Explorer food.

https://www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/fish-food

I hope this helps.

 

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