Feeding and Nutrition :: not eating the rosy...

[sandyandspongebob06]

i bought my res 6 rosy fish.they ate 2 n havent botherd with them. i dunno y n e 1 know?

[flutterby]

I had rosies in my turtles tank for months before they would touch them, then they would slowly disappear. They'll eat them when they're ready to.

[Jessica313]

dont worry, one day you will come home and it will be like they were never there at all ...
he'll eat them when hes good and ready, dont u worry

[scripta_elegans]

I have had 2 of 6 rosies swimming merrily along in the tank for about 3 months now. They are getting bigger than the turtles! I have seen one of them actually steal food from in front of one of the turts! That is one brave fish!

[turtle_nz]

What is a rosie?

[grey goose]

Rosie reds are good feeder fish, but they are faster and smarter then common guppies. If your intent is to use rosies as feeders, put them in cold water (below 55F) for a few minutes before putting them in with the turts. It'll be a lot easier for them to catch them.......

[Sprawl]

i've noticed this about turtles

FINICKY EATERS



they will actually scorn food that they don't like or don't feel like eating. when mine were younger i made the mistake of feeding them "turtle snack" for a few days cause i ran out of real food.

they loved it. But when i started giving them real food again they actually refused to eat it. they just looked at it, smelled it. and then spun away like it was evil and swam away.

it could be your turts just don't like or want to eat the rosies

[steve]

I have a finicky eater but I also have one with a ferocious appetite. She's unbelievable and sometimes unstoppable.