This study aimed at determining the attractiveness and palatability of liquid protein hydrolysates for Dourado (Salminus brasiliensis) fingerlings. Six experimental diets were formulated containing either 10% inclusion level of fishmeal (FM; positive control), 5% of a swine mucous liquid hydrolysate (SPH), 5% of a poultry hydrolysate (PPH), 5% of a blend between poultry and swine mucous hydrolysates (SPH + PPH), 5% of the commercial hydrolysate Scanbio (CHS) or 5% of the commercial hydrolysate VNF (CHV).Twelve fingerlings (5.51 ± 0.41 g) were distributed in 12 tanks (22 L) and fed six times a day, with a previous random drawing of the diets offered. Feeding events were filmed for 3 min, during which eight pellets were offered and the following behaviours were verified: time to capture the first pellet, number of rejections, number of approximations without capturing the pellet and number of pellets consumed. It was verified that the diet SPH had a positive palatability index of 8.22%, whereas the VNF (CHV) displayed an index of 0.61%, in relation to FM. Conversely, all other diets had negative indexes of −0.78% for CHS, −3.16% for PPH and −3.32% for SPH + PPH.