Powder Blue Tang

[jedi31]

I ordered a 2.5 inch Powder Blue Tang last week and received it on Friday. He arrived in very good shape and he is swimming around my QT tank from day one. He is very active and disease free, but besides picking on the live rock he refuses to eat anything I put in the tank. I have tried frozen mysis soaked in garlic, zoe, selcon. I had tried flakes and pellets as well. He swims right through his food. He doesn't eat algae sheets either, just picks the rocks all day. But again he looks very heathy and is very active. Do you have any ideas what I can do? When you first get your Powder Blues in how long does it usually take them to eat? This is frustrating all my other fish ate the next day after acclimation and used to fish eating everything I put in my tank.


Thanks,

Mike

 

[dfs/la2]

Dear Mike,

Thank you for contacting us with your question. It is very common when a fish is first introduced to not want to eat. We recommend to keep attempting the different foods like you have also soaking the foods like you have been will help. It can be quite frustrating not seeing the fish eat but please remember that Tangs get a lot of their food from the live rock.

If you have any further questions please contact us.

Stacie R
Technical Support
Live Aquaria

 

[t5Nitro]

Try putting a piece of the algae sheet on the rocks he is in with. Rubber band it to the rock and see if he picks at it. Step two - Move to the algae clip on the class

 

[Reeftanks6]

Put a piece of nori on the rock with a rubber band. you could also do it with the veggie clip as well just so he gets use to it. he might go straight up and get it.

 

[flameangel88]

Or tie it to a magfloat:

Never taken more than 2 days to get a new fish to eat off this way. Or you can tie to a piece of rubble. This way I don't have to get my arm wet.

 

[SDguy]

Mine that I got from LiveAquaria took almost a week to start eating prepared foods. He was so healthy and fat though that I didn't worry. He's been flawless from day one.

 

[jedi31]

Thanks for the replies. I will try the Mag-float idea tonight.

SDGuy your tang looks awesome- good job.

Mine is actually looking pretty good himself. Very active and he swims to the front glass everytime I walk by the tank.

I never go wrong with live Aquaria. I received a few anthias from them a few months back and they were thriving from day one.