It looks like we're having terrible luck with clowns recently.
About six or seven weeks ago we were able to get some b&w occel. from the lfs. About 2 weeks ago we lost one. It quit eating and I don't know why. The other one is fine, nice and healthy looking.
Saturday another LFS (both stores we trust very much) had a couple b&w occels come in in their ORA shipment and he saved one for us.
This guy ate for us on Saturday, but I haven't seen him eat much since, and I'm getting worried we're going to have a repeat.
Any ideas on why it wouldn't eat, and how to try to get it eating?
A little back ground: They're in a 75 gal tank that's been set up for over two years. The other fish in the tank are peaceful and haven't been harrassing this guy. The other clown is still doing fine. All fish are doing really well. This is our second reef tank, the first one is still up and running next to this one. We've been around for a little while, but this is the first time I've run into this problem.
I've tried multiple feedings of Prime Reef flakes, Formula Two Flakes, mysis shrimp, a krill-squid-mysis-cyclopeeze-garlic - vitamin mixture that I made up, and even (I hate to say it) brine shrimp. All in an effort to try to get this thing eating.
I've fed at different times of the day, different sizes of morsels, etc...
This guy has been in different parts of the tank, not just hanging out in one section. It does hold its fins close to it's body though, as if it doesn't feel 100%, but looking at it, I can't "see" anything visably wrong with it.
Occassionally it comes out to see me. When there's food in the water there's some excitement but no eating.
I'm not sure what else to try, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
About six or seven weeks ago we were able to get some b&w occel. from the lfs. About 2 weeks ago we lost one. It quit eating and I don't know why. The other one is fine, nice and healthy looking.
Saturday another LFS (both stores we trust very much) had a couple b&w occels come in in their ORA shipment and he saved one for us.
This guy ate for us on Saturday, but I haven't seen him eat much since, and I'm getting worried we're going to have a repeat.
Any ideas on why it wouldn't eat, and how to try to get it eating?
A little back ground: They're in a 75 gal tank that's been set up for over two years. The other fish in the tank are peaceful and haven't been harrassing this guy. The other clown is still doing fine. All fish are doing really well. This is our second reef tank, the first one is still up and running next to this one. We've been around for a little while, but this is the first time I've run into this problem.
I've tried multiple feedings of Prime Reef flakes, Formula Two Flakes, mysis shrimp, a krill-squid-mysis-cyclopeeze-garlic - vitamin mixture that I made up, and even (I hate to say it) brine shrimp. All in an effort to try to get this thing eating.
I've fed at different times of the day, different sizes of morsels, etc...
This guy has been in different parts of the tank, not just hanging out in one section. It does hold its fins close to it's body though, as if it doesn't feel 100%, but looking at it, I can't "see" anything visably wrong with it.
Occassionally it comes out to see me. When there's food in the water there's some excitement but no eating.
I'm not sure what else to try, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.