Achilles Question

[cmart28]

I have an Achilles for about a month now in QT. I have been giving him two clippings of algae each day. I saw him eating mysis and algae at the LFS so I felt comfortable purchasing him. He devours both algae clippings everyday, but he really won't touch anything else except spirulina enriched brine and actually blood worms, he spits the mysis out now. I tried all different kinds of frozen food and 6 different kinds of pellet food. I know it could take a while for them to get used to prepared food, but how often should I feed the brine and blood worms? And how often should I continue trying different food?

 

["Umm fish?"]

Are other tank inhabitants eating the Mysis? I ask because I have come across a cuple of flats that had gone bad and nothing in the tank would touch it. When I bought a new flat, everyone was happy again.

 

[BangkokMatt]

I would stop feeding the algae sheet for a day then break / cut some algae into very small pieces and mix with the frozen. That will hopefully get him to recognise the frozen as food.

 

[cmart28]

Matt

Good idea, I will give it a try tomorrow. Thanks!

 

[sdietz2469]

also you can try soaking in garlic, or some plankton....this will entice them to eat sometimes..
shane

 

[OceanDweller]

he may like cyclopeeze