GimpyFin
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As long as he is eating and like Mysis, I would not bother with black worms. Try flakes. The ones that like Nori really will go for flakes also.
Good to know, I may give that a shot as well. Thanks!
As long as he is eating and like Mysis, I would not bother with black worms. Try flakes. The ones that like Nori really will go for flakes also.
My pair discovered that LPS are edible - they started to harass my Tubastrea and large Blastomussa wellsi - GRRR :headwally:
Did your regal that died come from aquatic collection?
What a beauty Spartanman, Love to find a Juvi like that. Try some blood worms to get him going Good luck.
So I'm having trouble getting my new Juvi Regal eating. He seems interested but isn't go after anything. I've tried mysis, brine, carnivore blend, plankton, spectrum pellets, Seachem flakes, nori, and fresh little neck clams. I've also tried the above soaked in garlic.
Any suggestions on foods to try? I'm trying to find live black worms locally.
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I would try live pods and algae. Live blackworms may work, but will die too fast in saltwater.
What kind of tank do you have him in? Usually live rock is beneficial.
Is he alone or with other fish? I found it helpful to have a few small, non-threatening fish with a new regal.
As for where he is from:
- if he has a rather clear and slightly greenish tail fin, he likely is a blue belly from coral triangle or the West Pacific (likely Indonesia or Philippines)
- a rather yellowish tailfin indicates a yellow belly from the Indian Ocean (usually Maldives or Northwest Sumatra)
- an orange-yellow tailfin indicates a likely Red Sea origin.
From what I have been reading and researching...
Try FRESH, LIVE, oysters from the shell.
As well as FRESH, LIVE, muscles and squid.
You can also try live black worms.
Also, watch this video on YouTube - the guy is a little long-winded, but it has some good information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqto2M32mmc
Let us know if anything here works!
It is a beautiful fish you have!
Great news after four weeks he is starting to Feed on oysters put my first one in to day didn't touch it for the first five hours and then all of a sudden he couldn't stop packing at it. So I would like to say thanks to all those guys for the great suggestions[emoji4]
The oysters worked for me yesterday and tried a piece of squid to day , which I attached to the oyster shell with I have elastic band and he went for it straight away, again great advice,
As for the guy above asking about frogspawn and hammer coral I have five in total, in fact he hasn't touched any corals whatsoever.