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Hi guys

I have 15 silver perch fingerlings in an ibc setup which have been of their food for nearly 2 weeks. I was just wondering if there was a reason for this as before this they where eating ravenously. The temperature in the ibc is around 21 degrees and the PH has not changed, so i was wondering if you guys could suggest what the reason might be?

I am feeding them 3mm skretting pellets

thanks

Hi
I have some European Perch in an IBC that are fussy feeders.
Now I realise that Silver Perch are not the same family. But,
they all remind me of stubborn children.
You need to coax them a bit.
Probably give the airplane spoon a miss.
3mm may be bit too big. Try smaller or crush them.
Red worms! Like feeding a child ice cream.
Recently whilst cleaning their tank I noticed that they were rising to eat small particles I had disturbed. They seemed to like moving food.
I drooped in a small power head. Oh yes they like their food to move.
I have no direct experience but I have read about, ‘crowding’ them to encourage group behavior.

Hi Titus

Everything is fine now i fed them yesterday and to my surprise they started eating again after nearly two weeks of fasting. I dont know why but it seems like the problem solved itself.

Thanks