Just an update after a few months. I decided to simply persevere with quality pellets. They did get a taste for prawn eventually for but it was Hella messy in the tank so I am sticking with just dried foods.NancyD wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 9:39 pmWell, sometimes there's no accounting for tastes in people or in clown loaches, LOL. I would maybe try once more with the mussels but for a shorter time frame before you remove it...I like that you keep your clowns a tiny bit cool but that can have an effect too. Just another area you might tweek...in a slow & careful way.
I would love to hear how your clowns react going forward...with foods, temp, etc. Update us as things change, hopefully for the better!
Every loach has now become a pellet monster and they all wait at the front of the tank to be fed. So good news, and patience was all that was needed in the end.