jackh

i got 10 harlequins for my 20g tank yesterday, so far theyre tankmates are 15 rcs and 3 amanos. they school nicely even in my small 20g . i put a couple flakes in there today and they would take a bite as it was floating down and then spit it out, i think the only thing that ate the food was shrimp... what should i feed? btw it was tetremin tropical flakes. thanks

BryceM

When they get hungry they'll eat it just fine.

milalic

Mine does the same. The will spit some of the ones they can no eat in one bite.

kakkoii

mine ate it just fine.

jackh

hmm i guess ill just try again tomorrow but less food so i dont waste any. will they eat mosquito larvae? i got a ton of those

MatPat

Both my Harlequins and Espei love mosquito larvae! I have yet to find a fish that won't eat them. I would still try to get them on flake if you can because sooner or later you will run out of mosquito larvae and will need to revert back to flake. As Bryce said, once they get hungry enough, they will eat the flake.

Bunbuku

Are they live larvae ? The last thing I want is to have those buggers turn into mosquitos inside my house with West Nile and all (yeah they have to bite an infected bird get infected the virus)!

jackh

they showed more interest in the flakes today but man did they go after the mosquito larvae. seeing how the ate the larvae today im not concerned at all about one of them turning into a mosquito in my tank

Bunbuku

LOL you have a perpetual source of free fish food in any storm drain in our fair city! Me I put those dried donut looking things in the storm drains to kill the larvae.

Did you try Hakari freeze dried blood worms? My rummy nose tetras go wild for those to the point of snatching them out of mouth of the rams!

inareverie85

My Harlequins are the most eager eaters in my tank. I worry that the other fish won't be able to compete :P