Clownfish stopped eating. Help

[Nanobros]

My clown fish has been very happy in my tank. He is the only fish in there with just a cleaner shrimp and some corals. He always use to eat the pellets I fed him and use to go nuts about them. Then about 3 days ago he just stopped. He watches them fall to the ground and if he does eat it he will eat it but spit it back out and not try to eat it again. It's the same food I have been feeding him since day 1. Why isn't he eating it now? I also tried flakes. Same thing.


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[Kremis]

Try to get some brine shrimp or mysis. My clowns love that, but completely ignore pellets.

 

[Nanobros]

Try to get some brine shrimp or mysis. My clowns love that, but completely ignore pellets.

But isn't feeding clowns mysis or brine all the time not the healthiest?


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[Kremis]

Been feeding my tank a mix of mysis, brine, nori, NLS pellets and krill for the past 3 years. Make sure its spirulina enriched brine, its healthier.

 

[Nanobros]

Been feeding my tank a mix of mysis, brine, nori, NLS pellets and krill for the past 3 years. Make sure its spirulina enriched brine, its healthier.

Okay thanks!


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[mike61289]

Mysis is healthy for them. Brine is like popcorn to them. If your fish isn't eating, give him some brine to get started and then swap to mysis. Better yet, get the reef frenzy food. He'll go ballistic for that!

 

[ThRoewer]

Brine shrimp is also problematic to reef tanks due to the relatively large amount of copper they contain. Over time that can lead to levels high enough to cause damage to corals.