Paracentropyge Multifasciatus Order

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I received my multi barred angel on Thursday of last week. He appears in good condition (could be a bit fatter ) but he has acclimated well and is exploring the tank.

My only concern is that I was 100% gauranteed that this fish was eating and eating well at your facilities.....yet I have not had the same luck. Normally this wouldnt not concern me....but multibarred are a bit more delicate so concerned I am. All params are spot on and everything from cracked open clams to rod's food has been offered with nothing more than a second glance from the angel.

Could you please tell me what exactly he was eating at your facility and if there was a specific manner in which it was being fed?

Best,

Eric

 

[dfs/la2]

Flint&Eric,

Thank you for your post. We are glad to hear that your Multi Barred Angel that you purchased from us is doing so well. The Multi Barred Angel’s daily diet consisted of Hikari Frozen Mysis and Brine Shrimp. He was fed three times a day, (during the morning, afternoon, and evenings.) His food was mixed twice a week with garlic and once a week with selcon. If you have any further questions regarding your Multi Barred Angel Fish, feel free to contact us at any time.

Michelle L.
Live Aquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

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Michelle, thanks for getting back to me so quickly. that is interesting to hear though... as I have tried frozen mysis, frozen brine, and live brine (just to list a few :lol) with the addition of garlic and he does not even take a second glance at it.


Thank you for the info, i will continue trying the foods in hope that he takes to them.

Eric

 

[DFS/LA1]

Flint&Eric,

We understand this behavior is concerning. It’s good to hear you are attempting to feed your Angel foods similar to what was received while in our care. The Banded Multifasciatus Angel can be a finicky eater; especially after the stress of shipping and adjusting to a new home. While they prefer a variety of small meaty items, angelfish and herbivore preparations, and live sponges, it can be normal for a fish to not eat well after arrival to your home. Between these angels eating habits and their trait of becoming somewhat territorial upon acclimatization, these specimens can be challenging fish to keep. Some of the other tips we offer for keeping the Banded Multifasciatus Angel are providing plenty of hiding places and live rock for grazing and housing them as the only species member in a tank.

You may wish to call us at 800-381-7179 or PM us with complete information on your aquarium, the tank mates your new addition is living with and any other pertinent information you would enjoy discussing, so that we may offer additional suggestions for you that would be refined to fit your set up and needs. We are eager to assist you in your good efforts to successfully keep your new Angel, in any way we can.

Donna
Supervisors Live Aquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10838350#post10838350 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DFS/LA1
Flint&Eric,

We understand this behavior is concerning. It’s good to hear you are attempting to feed your Angel foods similar to what was received while in our care. The Banded Multifasciatus Angel can be a finicky eater; especially after the stress of shipping and adjusting to a new home. While they prefer a variety of small meaty items, angelfish and herbivore preparations, and live sponges, it can be normal for a fish to not eat well after arrival to your home. Between these angels eating habits and their trait of becoming somewhat territorial upon acclimatization, these specimens can be challenging fish to keep. Some of the other tips we offer for keeping the Banded Multifasciatus Angel are providing plenty of hiding places and live rock for grazing and housing them as the only species member in a tank.

You may wish to call us at 800-381-7179 or PM us with complete information on your aquarium, the tank mates your new addition is living with and any other pertinent information you would enjoy discussing, so that we may offer additional suggestions for you that would be refined to fit your set up and needs. We are eager to assist you in your good efforts to successfully keep your new Angel, in any way we can.

Donna
Supervisors Live Aquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

Donna is it possible to speak with an aquarium tech who actually cared for this fish? he is still not eating anything prepared or live including....

Live:
brine
daphnia
blood worms
copepods
mysid shrimp
gracilaria algae
caulerpa

Prepared:
Rods Food
Hikari Mysis
Hikari Brine
Krill
Shrimp
Cracked open oysters and clams
Angel Formula
Formula 1&2
Broccolli
Romaine Lettuce
Peas

that is all i can think of at the moment. each of these were fed alone, w/garlic, w/selco, w/ vitachem in every combination possibleee. please notice this includes the foods i was told that he was eating at your facility (frozen mysis and brine).

I am extremely dissapointed as this was the only reason I purchased this fish. I was told he was eating and eating well. I can understand him being finicky, as is their nature...but to not take any interest in any food, particularly the foods which had already been associated as a meal is much more difficult to understand.

Currently he is surviving off of filamentous algae on the glass and and grazing LR, but this alone cannot sustain him.

I will be following up with a phone call tomorrow morning.


Thank you,

Eric

 

[dfs/la2]

Flint&Eric,

Thank you for keeping us posted about your Paracentropyge multifasciatus. We are sorry to hear that he still is not accepting prepared foods from you. Please contact us at 1-800-344-3699 to discuss your feeding and aquarium in more detail with our Aquatic Specialists. We look forward to speaking with you more in depth on this matter.

Tina C
Technical Support
Drs. Foster and Smith