Coral Beauty not eating

[HABS#1]

I have a coral beauty and it just won't eat. I have tried Brine Mysis and seaweed. Any reccomendation before this thing starves to death? It didn't cost me anything so it won't be a big loss but I would still rather keep it then have it die.

 

[greggnyce]

Try crushing some vit b-12 up and putting it in the water to stimulate their appetite.

 

[IridescentLily]

Mine used to eat a bit of a frozen square of protein food daily, initially If I'm remembering right, later he ate brine shrimp.
Maybe your cb will eat some frozen food?

 

[HABS#1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12990657#post12990657 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by IridescentLily
Mine used to eat a bit of a frozen square of protein food daily, initially If I'm remembering right, later he ate brine shrimp.
Maybe your cb will eat some frozen food?

I have tried frozen mysis and brine and frozen home made shrimp scallop garlic and cyclopeeze and nothing I use it eats. I have also now tried flake and pellette.

As for the B12 suggestion all we keep in our house is childrens chewable multi vitamins and vitamin C.

 

[greggnyce]

If you go to a drugs store you can purchase them, they are fairly inexpensive.

 

[squealy]

Mine loves spirulina flakes and formula two flakes.

 

[HABS#1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12992435#post12992435 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by squealy
Mine loves spirulina flakes and formula two flakes.

I will have to grab some formula 2 flakes then and some vit B12.

 

[stingythingy45]

"I have tried Brine Mysis and seaweed"

What's seaweed?
Do you mean nori?
Soak the nori in fresh crushed garlic.
Garlic does little or nothing for ich,but it does stimulate eating.

 

[HABS#1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12992902#post12992902 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stingythingy45
"I have tried Brine Mysis and seaweed"

What's seaweed?
Do you mean nori?
Soak the nori in fresh crushed garlic.
Garlic does little or nothing for ich,but it does stimulate eating.

Julie Sprungs seaweed strips which I also feed my tangs. All my fish food gets a garlic bath before it goes into the tank.

 

[linz13]

mine loves formula 2 flakes and mysis shrimp.. i tried seaweed on a clip but he doesnt eat that... try formula 2 flakes!

 

[HABS#1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12993150#post12993150 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by linz13
mine loves formula 2 flakes and mysis shrimp.. i tried seaweed on a clip but he doesnt eat that... try formula 2 flakes!

Will do I will grab some tomorrow morning and hopefully that works it is an awesome looking fish I want to try and keep.

 

[J.R.L.]

mine likes nori but loves formula 2 pellets and even eats rods food

 

[likemike99]

mine never ate when I brought him home and died 5 days later. try keeping the lights off for a few days and not alot of comotion around the tank.

 

[Will C]

how long has it not eaten? I have a cb that didn't eat for 3 days (at least) but as quickly as it stopped it started, I just made sure he was nearby when I put in the mysis. I also (as does HABS#1) use garlic but not every day. Good luck and drop some food on his head - fish are not known for their intelligence!

 

[HABS#1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12994421#post12994421 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Will C
how long has it not eaten? I have a cb that didn't eat for 3 days (at least) but as quickly as it stopped it started, I just made sure he was nearby when I put in the mysis. I also (as does HABS#1) use garlic but not every day. Good luck and drop some food on his head - fish are not known for their intelligence!

I brought it home last Friday and it has not eaten a thing in that time.

As for the other poster with teh lights off suggestion it has been off since Friday as teh light is getting replaces due to some shipping damage.

 

[1fishkeeper]

Have you tryed live brine shrimp? I know mine goes crazy of over formula two pellets. But it eats everything that I put in the tank its a big pig.

 

[HABS#1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12994774#post12994774 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 1fishkeeper
Have you tryed live brine shrimp? I know mine goes crazy of over formula two pellets. But it eats everything that I put in the tank its a big pig.

No I have not tried live brine or mysis just frozen.

 

[Aquarist007]

He might be eating a fooling you--when I first got my coral beauty it would not eat with the other fish for 10 days. What is was doing was grazing on algae ect at the back of the reef where it hangs out in the day time.
I guess he thinks he is a tang

 

[Billybeau1]

live brine should work if you can get it.

Some fish just do not take well to changes in water chemistry.

Good luck.

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12995296#post12995296 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Billybeau1
live brine should work if you can get it.

Some fish just do not take well to changes in water chemistry.

Good luck.

Hi Billybeau1---nice to run into one of my main mentors again