tyrancooper
02-12-2003, 12:27 AM
Okay... here's what happened:
I had been feeding my 3 blue diamond discus a wide variety of frozen and flake foods, but flake food predominated. The two flakes I relied on were a variety of Omega One flakes(which they loved) and occasionally Ocean Nutrition Formula One flakes (which they hate).
Then I ran out of my Omega One supply. Between my Work and school schedules I was unable to go to the LFS for more Omega One. So for about a week, the discus enjoyed frozen food exclusively (bloodworms, brine shrimp, turkey heart, San Francisco bay Freshwater variety packs, daphnia, etc.).
I finally bought some Omega One freshwater flakes today. My discus wouldn't go near it! :-\
Will they eventually eat their formerly favorite flakes when they get hungry enough, or have I spoiled them to the point of no return?
I'm concerned because if the latter of the above is the case, the frozen food is much more expensive, and I believe that uneaten bits of it will potentially foul the water more quickly than I can do water changes (approx. 40-50% twice a week).
Tyra
I had been feeding my 3 blue diamond discus a wide variety of frozen and flake foods, but flake food predominated. The two flakes I relied on were a variety of Omega One flakes(which they loved) and occasionally Ocean Nutrition Formula One flakes (which they hate).
Then I ran out of my Omega One supply. Between my Work and school schedules I was unable to go to the LFS for more Omega One. So for about a week, the discus enjoyed frozen food exclusively (bloodworms, brine shrimp, turkey heart, San Francisco bay Freshwater variety packs, daphnia, etc.).
I finally bought some Omega One freshwater flakes today. My discus wouldn't go near it! :-\
Will they eventually eat their formerly favorite flakes when they get hungry enough, or have I spoiled them to the point of no return?
I'm concerned because if the latter of the above is the case, the frozen food is much more expensive, and I believe that uneaten bits of it will potentially foul the water more quickly than I can do water changes (approx. 40-50% twice a week).
Tyra