I feed twice a day and add some tigger pods about once a month. My green mandarin eats any frozen food I feed, Mysis, brine and marine cuisine, He has picked at pellets but I don't know for sure if he actually eats those. Hes just as fat as the day I got him. I didn't do any special training with him either. However I was prepared to continue buying pods if needed as often as needed, which aint cheap. Glad he started to eat other foods on his own.