Orange Spotted File fish

[jpowers]

Just picked one from DD. I have him in square net box hanging in tank. I am trying to get him to eat. I have tried live brine shrimp and Copepods. Fish not eating. Any help. Thank you.

 

[MondoBongo]

hikari mysis, live white worms, live black worms.

i would highly recommend QT for them, aside from disease prevention having them isolated for a while to get them used to you and eating is valuable.

water quality MUST be impeccable, or their appetite tanks.

 

[MondoBongo]

food size appears very important, they like to be able to take things at once, similar to how a seahorse eats. mine don't like taking bites of things.

they also may be more prone upon arrival to pick at foods that are on surfaces, as opposed to suspended in the water column, or floating at the surface.

here is my brain dump on my pair:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2545824

 

[MrsReefK]

Highly recommend QT for all new fish. This way you can not only fight diseases/infestations they have without contaminating all inhabitant, and you can also monitor help their eating habits.


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