Quote Originally Posted by Selkielass View Post
I can get minnows easily, but will they be any lower a parasite load than guppies?
Not necessarily... It would depend. It's hard to get a WORSE parasite load than guppies though, considering how crowded the conditions petstores breed/keep them in are.
I was just thinking you may be able to trick him into eating more with fish that are a size up but still small enough for him to eat, and maybe get him to a weight where it'd be safer to treat him for the parasite issues.

Before I knew better, I had one that ate nothing but baitshop minnows for almost ten years and is still doing fine. But since baitshops get their minnows from different suppliers and may be getting different species, that'd really just be your judgement call. I'd probably only do that as a last resort.