Kinda worried about my BlueThroat Trigger?
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Psyire
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Well after days of having a turkey baster shoved in his face he decided to taste a few morsels of Alaskan King Crab. He ate about 4 chunks the size of a mysis or so.
I'm glad he's finally got 'something' in his system.
He dosen't seem to mind the turkey baster too much, he'll even bite at the end of it. However he lets 95% of watever comes out just fall to the sand. He only really ate the peices that landed right on his mouth.
It's a victory, but a small one never-the-less.
I think I'll try the crab in the clip before I head out to work tonight. That should give him alot of time with nobody around the tank.
I'm glad he's finally got 'something' in his system.
He dosen't seem to mind the turkey baster too much, he'll even bite at the end of it. However he lets 95% of watever comes out just fall to the sand. He only really ate the peices that landed right on his mouth.
It's a victory, but a small one never-the-less.
I think I'll try the crab in the clip before I head out to work tonight. That should give him alot of time with nobody around the tank.
Swanwillow
goby girl
read my signature. seriously. Its hard to leave a new fish alone, especially when hes not eating. BUT you may be stressing him out MORE by shoving the turkey baster at him, watching him constantly, etc etc.
just walk away... go for the crab in the clip, but don't try to put it in his face, don't drop it near him, don't watch him for hours and hours. It'll just stress him out a bit more.
I KNOW its hard to do. My jawfish hid for the first week, and I wasn't able to see the worms under his skin because of that... but I still just WALKED AWAY. I didn't know if he was dead, alive, healthy... nothing. Your lucky that you can see yours, make sure hes swimming around and active. Observe for shrinking stomach, otherwise, stop the frantic feeding... feed when you normally will, and he'll get used to the routine. He may eat, he may not. Feed the tank, walk away so he comes out. in a week or two or even more he may calm down enough that you can watch him eat. But for now, hes just too stressed, and you look like a BIG SHARK that is going to EAT HIM (remember, he was just swimming around on a BIG REEF and was at the bottom of the totem pole)
just walk away... go for the crab in the clip, but don't try to put it in his face, don't drop it near him, don't watch him for hours and hours. It'll just stress him out a bit more.
I KNOW its hard to do. My jawfish hid for the first week, and I wasn't able to see the worms under his skin because of that... but I still just WALKED AWAY. I didn't know if he was dead, alive, healthy... nothing. Your lucky that you can see yours, make sure hes swimming around and active. Observe for shrinking stomach, otherwise, stop the frantic feeding... feed when you normally will, and he'll get used to the routine. He may eat, he may not. Feed the tank, walk away so he comes out. in a week or two or even more he may calm down enough that you can watch him eat. But for now, hes just too stressed, and you look like a BIG SHARK that is going to EAT HIM (remember, he was just swimming around on a BIG REEF and was at the bottom of the totem pole)
Psyire
Premium Member
You may be right, and I might have made it sound like I'm all over this fish, but I'm not.
It's actually fairly inactive around the tank right now. I'm around for maybe 2 hours a day. (in the same room) I've only spent about 15 mins each day trying to feed this fish.
Other than that it's just him and his tankmates.
It's actually fairly inactive around the tank right now. I'm around for maybe 2 hours a day. (in the same room) I've only spent about 15 mins each day trying to feed this fish.
Other than that it's just him and his tankmates.
Swanwillow
goby girl
ok, that sounds better... it sounded like you plastered yourself to the tank, sitting there for 6+ hours, constantly trying to feed it.
but I still go by my advise
but I still go by my advise
Psyire
Premium Member
YES!
A large victory today! He ate a mixture of krill, mysis, plankton & cyclopeeze. However it had to be delivered via. the turkey baster. I'm thinking he's starting to dig this turkey baster as he isn't shying away from it at all. He comes right out and starts biting at the end. He's still not eating the food out of the water column yet, but this is a good start.
I'm happy to have got quite abit into his stomach today. He ate fairly well. He won't touch the food coming out of the baster if he dosen't get it 'right away'. If it happens to float down below him or behind him, he won't go after it. He just heads back to the baster. He seems to be most interested in the food moving inside the baster as I gently 'pulse' it to get it to come out.
I'd also like to point out that I witnessed him 'gulping' or trying to eat things in the water column while he was swimming around. (but I couldn't see anything that he was eating)
I plan to continue updating this thread with my trigger feeding adventure incase sometime down the road someone else has the same problem.
I'm very happy he's eating!
A large victory today! He ate a mixture of krill, mysis, plankton & cyclopeeze. However it had to be delivered via. the turkey baster. I'm thinking he's starting to dig this turkey baster as he isn't shying away from it at all. He comes right out and starts biting at the end. He's still not eating the food out of the water column yet, but this is a good start.
I'm happy to have got quite abit into his stomach today. He ate fairly well. He won't touch the food coming out of the baster if he dosen't get it 'right away'. If it happens to float down below him or behind him, he won't go after it. He just heads back to the baster. He seems to be most interested in the food moving inside the baster as I gently 'pulse' it to get it to come out.
I'd also like to point out that I witnessed him 'gulping' or trying to eat things in the water column while he was swimming around. (but I couldn't see anything that he was eating)
I plan to continue updating this thread with my trigger feeding adventure incase sometime down the road someone else has the same problem.
I'm very happy he's eating!
Swanwillow
goby girl
now that hes eating, fatten him up good-I don't believe in garlic, but zoe and selcon are good.
also, try chopping up the nori small, and putting that through the baster. Maybe, once hes used to eating from the baster, tie some nori to the outside of it... let him pick at it. THEN attach a clip somehow to the baster, with the nori in it... then, slowly start using the baster to tempt him other places: closer to where you want the nori clip...
also, try chopping up the nori small, and putting that through the baster. Maybe, once hes used to eating from the baster, tie some nori to the outside of it... let him pick at it. THEN attach a clip somehow to the baster, with the nori in it... then, slowly start using the baster to tempt him other places: closer to where you want the nori clip...
Psyire
Premium Member
So he ate a fair amount again today. This time it was mysis & plankton enriched with Kent Zoe. His stomach is looking better than the previous few days.
His preception of food is improving as he ate some of the food floating around outside the turkey baster today. Previous he wouldn't touch anything that had left the turkey baster for more than a second or two.
My tangs have started to figure out what this turkey baster is doing, so they've began to eat along side him now. There is very little aggression between him and the tangs. The first couple of days my RS-Sailfin decided that he would pester him but that has virtually vanished.
I'm going to try the nori in the baster tomorrow, I didn't want to switch up the foods too much until he's alittle more healthy.
His preception of food is improving as he ate some of the food floating around outside the turkey baster today. Previous he wouldn't touch anything that had left the turkey baster for more than a second or two.
My tangs have started to figure out what this turkey baster is doing, so they've began to eat along side him now. There is very little aggression between him and the tangs. The first couple of days my RS-Sailfin decided that he would pester him but that has virtually vanished.
I'm going to try the nori in the baster tomorrow, I didn't want to switch up the foods too much until he's alittle more healthy.
