Poor appetite help

[hamfist]

Well, 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!

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.
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.

[NancyD]

That's great you found an easy to feed food for your clowns. What brand is it? A food greeting & frenzy is always fun!

It can be fun to offer a special food treat sometimes. I do it a couple hours before a big water change but not often anymore, too messy.

[hamfist]

That's great you found an easy to feed food for your clowns. What brand is it? A food greeting & frenzy is always fun!

It can be fun to offer a special food treat sometimes. I do it a couple hours before a big water change but not often anymore, too messy.

The pellets are Vitalis 1mm tropical pellets - I believe this make be a UK-oriented brand. Decent quality and the pellets come soft and squishy, which I am convinced makes them much more palatable to many fish. There is already other food going in for other fish, so they get some variety. I am bit loathe to persevere with frozen or fresh food "treats" as I am unconvinced of the dietary need and the only thing some of them seem to like is prawn, which is a messy meal (for them anyway - they are not efficient eaters of it).
All is well with my little loachy family !