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01-25-2004, 01:04 PM
hi all,
ok my four new discus have settled in nice and right, but i have a question regarding discus eating habits ???
i feed them bloodworms, brineshrimp, live dapnia(soon), spirulina flakes and beefheart. they take to the food almost right away, but when they begin "eating" they take it into their mouths and spit it back out....over and over again like its a game. i see their stomachs getting that lil' punch but when they're done the now white looking bloodworms lay on the bottom.....same with the brineshrimp.... aren't they suppose to just swallow their food whole? is it cuz their still new to my enviroment? or is that how they're suppose to eat? i'm jus a lil concerned cuz it doesn't seem as though they are getting the most out of their meal :-\
any ideas, suggestions & comments are gladly welcomed
thanks,
mark
ok my four new discus have settled in nice and right, but i have a question regarding discus eating habits ???
i feed them bloodworms, brineshrimp, live dapnia(soon), spirulina flakes and beefheart. they take to the food almost right away, but when they begin "eating" they take it into their mouths and spit it back out....over and over again like its a game. i see their stomachs getting that lil' punch but when they're done the now white looking bloodworms lay on the bottom.....same with the brineshrimp.... aren't they suppose to just swallow their food whole? is it cuz their still new to my enviroment? or is that how they're suppose to eat? i'm jus a lil concerned cuz it doesn't seem as though they are getting the most out of their meal :-\
any ideas, suggestions & comments are gladly welcomed
thanks,
mark