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Hi there again! I've been looking around and i'm not really finding too much on alternative foods for these guys. They're currently eating Shrimp pellets, but i'd imagine some variation would be food for them? What else do you guys feed your Dojos?

Healthy weather loaches usually show enthusiasm for most types of fish foods. You want to be alternating your dried foods with some frozen stuff for their long-term wellbeing. This article may be of interest: http://www.loaches.com/care/the-loach-almanac

Emma

Thanks Emma =D Although all the pictures in that article are Botia species, will Dojos also eat veggies?

thats a good question.. i just bought a dojo today and i havent fed him yet but i do have a couple clown loaches who LOVE zucchini and squash. so im eager to see if the dojo loaches have similar tastes

My Dojos are pretty good snail hunters. I had one that did not care for snails, too, so whatever is suggested, do not be surprised if not all the Dojos go for it.

everything.
dojos eat everything.
young MTS, other snails, algae, live foods of all descriptions, skinned blanched (and squashed) peas. dried food. frozen foods. finely chopped prawns. white clouds' eggs (:()

I picked up some Freezedried Tubifex and Algae Wafers today. Haven't tried the wafers yet, but they love the Tubifex. Only problem is that I had to hand feed, as the worms defiantly don't sink. Is there an easier way to do it, such as some kind of feeding device?

I personally wouldn't recommend purchasing any freeze-dried foods. Frozen cubes that you soak in a cup of tank water for 20mins then applied is most advised. These sink once added to water. (as you will see in the cup after time)

Just fed them some Wafers, they went crazy

Finely chopped earthworms ! not many fish turn their noses up at these !