Any tricks to get a Manderin to eat anything?

[ScubaSteve]

I had a mandarin that wouldn't even take pods though my tank was teeming with them. I got it to eat a couple live black worms and it got it's appetite back and started eating pods. At this point I'd be taking the shot gun approach. I'll second Denny's advice and recommend cyclopeeze.

[daniella3d]

NOne of my mandarin ever eated cyclopeeze. I had 3 so far and I have 2 for nearly 2 years and they don't eat that at all. I don't know why since it is sort of a small pods.

My first one used to eat fish roe (caplan eggs) and Hikary frozen bloodworms and of course live white worms, but the last 2 only eat pods and white worms.

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

I had a mandarin that wouldn't even take pods though my tank was teeming with them. I got it to eat a couple live black worms and it got it's appetite back and started eating pods. At this point I'd be taking the shot gun approach. I'll second Denny's advice and recommend cyclopeeze.

[SkunkClown]

Mine eats bloodworms. Try feeding with a turkey baster and turning off the power heads. I believe you can buy small size bloodworms that would be easier for her to eat. Good luck!