no panther here, but we have a leaflip and are almost the same since in the same family, but have had panther for 4 yrs in the past.
I just read a really great recipe from BETH in the FAQ section of this section I think, if not in the new hobbyist section on making your own blend of food. I am going to try it tonight. GO READ IT, but in a nutshell, she suggests getting a food processor and adding all sorts of seafood that fishes like adding some minced garlic, viamins, veggies etc.. spredding the processed mix on a pan and freezing. Then seperate into small containers and cutting off a chunk to feed the tank.
NOW, ime we feed our grouper off of the feeder stick just as we do our lion. I was at first taking a little tank water in a coffee cup and adding the frozen krill, but seems that almost immeadiately they get thawed and almost too mush to stick on the feeder stick. So, now.. I take out the krill add two to three drops (drip drops) of ro water and a small piece of minced garlic and while they are still mostly frozen stick them on the stick (one at a time) feed my lion first then go to the bottom of the tank with the stick where I will find the grouper. I do not remove the garlic, as they and the other fish in the tank LOVE it. But don't go crazy with the ammount.
BETH suggests just adding it to your homemade mix and freezing. So like I said, I am getting ready to try that.
FOR THE PERSON WHO SAID.. "my grouper hasn't eaten in days", IMO again, just be really careful. I had an angel who did this for 3 days I guess and she was DOA when I got home from work last night. My fiance left only an hour or so before I got home. IF you have a qt tank I suggest you take that grouper out and try monitoring him and babysitting him closely. Again, not suggesting that you have a problem, but I/we are just a little skittish in this area right now.
peace n love yall- Rachid and Tonia
