Heidi_Rayanne 20 Posted January 30, 2013 Mnemosyne, in true childlike fashion, won't touch the Repashy Soilent Green. She'll chase after it but once she realizes its her most despised food, she wanders off. I tried making it into smaller pieces instead of a large chunk and she'll just spit it out. Anyone have any ideas how I can entice her to eat her veggies? She tolerates peas and pellets but her true love in life are bloodworms but they float and I don't think its a very solid staple. . On a different note, I don't have a scale available to me, is there any way to find out how much food they should be eating? I feed them nine pellets (hoping that they each get three) in the morning and two peas with three pinches of repashy in the evening. Does that seem about right? More? Less? Mars and Mnemosyne are 1.5in and I think underweight, Juno is er.. very rotund and 2in. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evening 102 Posted January 30, 2013 Try mixing some garlic into it 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
great_kahn 109 Posted January 30, 2013 Don't give them anything for a few days, will start looking rather tasty then. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevb123 3 Posted January 30, 2013 thats weird?? mine eat anything. try squashing it between your fingers when feeding. i give mine all they can eat in 2 mins twice a day. dunno if that's right but not had any probs 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevb123 3 Posted January 30, 2013 have you tried making a gel food? just get all kinds of veg,some poached fish and anything else they eat and blend it all then add agar to gel it 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heidi_Rayanne 20 Posted January 30, 2013 have you tried making a gel food? just get all kinds of veg,some poached fish and anything else they eat and blend it all then add agar to gel it Thankfully Repashy is supposed to do the hard work for you. My other two fish eat is just fine, Mnemosyne is the picky (probably spoiled) one that doesn't eat it. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smegypsiren 1,315 Posted January 30, 2013 thats weird?? mine eat anything. try squashing it between your fingers when feeding. i give mine all they can eat in 2 mins twice a day. dunno if that's right but not had any probs No probs yet my friend. Here's the link that helps figure out how much of what to feed. Http://www.kokosgold...__fromsearch__1 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THUNDER 80 Posted January 30, 2013 They do have taste buds. Sometime they just don't like a specific food. Ya could try starving them, but not worth it. At this time, we are unable to communicate and force them. They have that advantage to refuse while human children will suffer with spanking, whooping and whiplash. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bagh 199 Posted January 30, 2013 Garlic! Garlic! I am addicted to it as well as my fishies. They can't resist garlic! Give it a try. Soak it in garlic water. Garlic is a good antibacterial, too! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmclien 655 Posted January 30, 2013 I wouldn't worry too much if she's eating peas, pellets and bloodworms Maybe in time she will come to like the repashy. Maybe she's not sure its food yet? Do you feed it alone without pellets and peas, like its own meal? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heidi_Rayanne 20 Posted January 31, 2013 thats weird?? mine eat anything. try squashing it between your fingers when feeding. i give mine all they can eat in 2 mins twice a day. dunno if that's right but not had any probs No probs yet my friend. Here's the link that helps figure out how much of what to feed. Http://www.kokosgold...__fromsearch__1 That gives me good visual information on what I was wondering about, thanks for sharing 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heidi_Rayanne 20 Posted January 31, 2013 They do have taste buds. Sometime they just don't like a specific food. Ya could try starving them, but not worth it. At this time, we are unable to communicate and force them. They have that advantage to refuse while human children will suffer with spanking, whooping and whiplash. Dear me, I wouldn't want to hear my goldfish talk. Can you just imagine the constant cries of "Feed me....feeed me human!" 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heidi_Rayanne 20 Posted January 31, 2013 Try mixing some garlic into it Garlic! Garlic! I am addicted to it as well as my fishies. They can't resist garlic! Give it a try. Soak it in garlic water. Garlic is a good antibacterial, too! I would have never guessed that fish would like garlic! Does it leave a smell in the water I wonder? When I next make up a batch I'll give it a go! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heidi_Rayanne 20 Posted January 31, 2013 I wouldn't worry too much if she's eating peas, pellets and bloodworms Maybe in time she will come to like the repashy. Maybe she's not sure its food yet? Do you feed it alone without pellets and peas, like its own meal? I try and feed it as part of a meal alongside peas because I've read in other threads that it can make them "floaty". She does get all those other things and if she still turns it down after soaking it in garlic then I will just have to give up on it for her. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bagh 199 Posted January 31, 2013 Try mixing some garlic into it Garlic! Garlic! I am addicted to it as well as my fishies. They can't resist garlic! Give it a try. Soak it in garlic water. Garlic is a good antibacterial, too! I would have never guessed that fish would like garlic! Does it leave a smell in the water I wonder? When I next make up a batch I'll give it a go! Yeah, the water would slightly stink, though. I have no problem because, I'm also addicted to it, just like my goldies. If you find the smell objectionable, I suggest that you feed it before a water change. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bagh 199 Posted January 31, 2013 If you have lots of water, then I doubt you'd notice any smell. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites