Heniochus chrysostomus

[Naraku]

I have 2 H. chrysostomus which completed tank transfer with formalin baths.

One is from BZA (Fiji), the other from liveaquaria (source unknown)
However, the BZA one is picky and the other won't eat.

I was able to get the BZA one onto pellets for 3 days by smudging mysis over the pellets. Then I fed pellets only for a day. Then it absolutely refuses it. The only thing it'll eat is mysis. It is now smart enough to know that I smudge mysis over pellets. crushing pellets into mysis doesn't work either. It will pick out the mysis pieces.

The one from liveaquaria ate a little mysis during ttm. now it swims aimlessly and seems listless. I suspect cyanide. It won't eat at all.


They won't eat mixed seafood. Seems like malnutrition is waiting to happen.
Any suggestions?

 

[Naraku]

The one from LA is about dying. Its not swimming around but is sitting on the bottom.

I do not expect it to live more than a day or two.

 

[Naraku]

The one from BZA is still begging for mysis.
face palm.

 

[Naraku]

The one from BZA (fish #1) id nipping the dorsal fin of fish #2. I just separated them

 

[Naraku]

Update: the one from LA (fish #2) died.

 

[Naraku]

Ok.

The remaining one is very picky. Only eats pieces of mysis.
I'm afraid it will slowly die from starvation.

 

[Naraku]

Originally, I was planning to starve it, to force it to eat pellets. Hoever, it looked too skinny so I caved in.

I feel that I'm doing the fish a disfavor by telling it that its OK to keep being picky.