new neon tetras

[inthepacific]

so ive had these tetras for about 3-5 days now and they're not eating the food i gave them and its really pissing me off. i bought the hikari micro wafers and they swim up to them and just swim away. how long does it take for them to accept the food.

[steven p]

Mine take any SMALL foods at the surface or midwater

[inthepacific]

well these are SMALL. but they swim up to the pellets take a bite then spit them out then swim away. literally for the past few days i've had them

[ADJAquariums]

are you feeding flakes as well? maybey the pellets are just too large for them to handle

[Neatfish]

Try tropical flake food better.

[inthepacific]

ill try some flake food. the only thing is they dont really swim to the top yet.

[Neatfish]

I just tried some shrimp pellets last night all my fish were going crazy eating them.

[ADJAquariums]

if you dip your finger with the flakes into the water then release the food then the flakes will evenly disperse and on all levels better, giving your fish a better chance of getting it

[kkoch]

Flake will probably work. Mine are less than a week in the tank and will feed in the upper half of the tank.