Fairy Wrasses- What to feed them??

[Andrewsreef]

For those of you that have them in your reef, what do you feed them? Mine seems only interested in Misis shrimp and only nibbles at them. Not eating enought to keep his weight up.

Thanks

Andrew

 

[moonpod]

cyclopseeze, flake, spectrum pelluts, mysis, gamma shrimp, mine eat it all....

 

[Wryknow]

Yep. Spectrum pellets are a favorite of my little fairy wrasse and he loves live brine shrimp too.

 

[Andrewsreef]

He has been in my tank only 1 week and is eating frozen mysis shrimp only so far. He is not eating flake or pellets yet. Until I can get him to branch out, I will keep feeding him the mysis once daily.

Thanks

Andrew

 

[Ventura67]

Fairy Wrasse can seem very finicky at first so be patient. Make sure no one is harrasing him. Other established wrasse, damsels, angels, etc. will really push their territorial rights on them in the first weeks.

So long as he is healthy and not threatened he should be eating a variety very soon.

It generally takes several smaller feedings per day to keep their weight up. I keep an auto feeder adding small feedings of flakes and pellets twice per day. When I'm home I hand feed the tank with the same at least two more times a day and with high-protein frozen foods, like Formula VHP, several times a week.

A school of Green Chromis help them feel safe to cruise the open water and teach them to eat ANYTHING. It's fun to watch the Fairys hang out with the Chromis school.

I have 3 fat, happy Fairys in my 120.

 

[msman825]

moon pod told you I'm a learner my self with wrasse. there jumpers too