Clownfish new...and nto eating???

[DSMawd21]

any help guys...i have him in a 5 gallon little nano acrylic galss tank and have 1 or 2 ound live rock in there and hes not eating...i have flake food and i even put some of the krill i feed my eel in there( a small piece) and nothin at all....thanx for any help..

 

[EdBurhop]

Best - Live brine shrimp
Second - Zooplankton by sweetwater - comes in a jar with a gold cap
Third - Frozen brine shrimp.

Mine love those in that order. You can get live brine shrimp at a lot of pet stores.

 

[mimosa]

It is common that new fish won't eat for a while. Give it a few days and it should eat the flake food and others.

 

[chip721]

It's not uncommon for a new fish to show little or no interest in food. It's still trying to adjust to its new surroundings. Keep making food available to it, but in small amounts. Don't overfeed your nano that might cause water quality issues. If you got it local, was it eating at the store? And if so, what were they feeding it? My clown loves frozen cyclopeeze. Good luck.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Although live adult brine shrimp may be good to get your fish eating, it is not a good staple food at all. Not nutritious--mostly water.

Check water parameters.