Squaretail Bristletooth Tang (Indian kole

[gareth.hubbarde]

Hi guys, this fish been in tank 6 days now and I have yet to see it eat anything I put in. Am worried it might starve. It does pick at the rocks a lot so hoping its getting food there. I have tried fish flakes, algae flakes, nori sheets, mysis shrimp, fish pellets.
Am going to order hikari wafers tomorrow, any other tips?

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[mcgyvr]

They commonly eat algae and other growth on the rocks/glass..
Just watch to see if its getting excessively thin but beyond that it may be getting what it needs already.. Just not what you are purposefully feeding the tank..

 

[Kmiller035]

Didn't see my kole tang eat for weeks when I got him. Now he eats everything I feed.


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[cjpitt80]

I have a White tail bristletooth in QT now and he seems to pick at nori sheets and eat casually eat https://www.sfbb.com/Emerald-Entr%C3%A9e%E2%84%A2_21.php

 

[MondoBongo]

live food is always worth a shot. brine shrimp and worms specifically.

i'm not sure how you've tried the nori, but banding it to a rock and sinking it to the bottom of the tank and leaving for a while helps sometimes as well.