Eating the bloodworms

Honk and Swishy thoroughly enjoyed their meal of frozen bloodworms tonight. I've posted 4 photos into my album. I think they are totally loveable and I hope they are enjoying their new home.

I hope this pasted link works...

http://www.caudata.org/forum/members/davidf-albums-honk-swishy-eating-bloodworms.html

One photo is captured just after the strike and there is a big bulge of worms in Swishy's mouth.

Hey, your link worked fine, what a great pair of goldies! It's so much fun to watch them on the "hunt" isn't it? I have a wildtype and a gold - they're a blast! Thanks for sharing - never get tired of seeing golds!

how did you train them to use the bottle i've tried everything with my albino n it just desnt want to try anything n the others one night will eat shriump next there not liking it thn bloodworm the next night they wont have a bar of it n beef heart cubes is a great big no no

No training required. I took the advice off this forum and put the worms into the glass jar and they sniff them out and eat them. I found it simple. The hard part is to try to ensure they find their own food bowl (at oppostie ends of the tank) and not fight over the same bowl.

I got them at 5 months old and they are happy eating pellets and frozen bloodworms. I've tried compost heap worms but they tend to spit them out and then mostly go for them later so they are my least favourite option even though they're my only free food option. They've also eaten Mountain Minnows. Oh, and a few tadpoles before I realised they weren't appropriate food.

In short, I've not found them them to be fussy eaters at all. They have a very healthy appetite.

Maybe your issue has somethng to do with the water parameters, temperature or stress or something? Someone here will be able to help you.....I'm only a newbie.

Good luck with yours as they sound quite different.