Trying to get my new bi-color to eat

[fishman805]

Hey everyone....

I just purchased a very nice bi-color angel from saltwaterfish.com.. I've had the fish in the tank for a couple of days now and it does not seem like it's wanting to eat... It swims throughout the tank and will pick at the LR a bit but so far has turned its nose up at nori ( I left the clip in all day ) and a couple of attempts at frozen brine and plankton ( to which I've added garlic extreme to )... The fish is very healthy and plump looking but this is the first angel that I've kept and need some good advice on what to offer it... I've sent an email to Saltwaterfish and asked them what they'd been feeding their fish but so far no response....

HELP.......

Bob

 

[wayne in norway]

Don't expect it to touch anything floating for a month. Try smearing foods onto a piece of live rock and sinking it. Open clams, that sort of stuff. Swot up on what they advise to get Copper Band Butterflies going

 

[fishman805]

Thanks for the info.... I'll try that....

Bob

 

[fishman805]

A long overdue update on the angel..... turns out he loves spectrum pellets... That's what they were feeding them at marinedepot.... He's also got algae to pick at on the LR so so far.... so good..


Bob

 

[swegyptian]

Sounds good. You can also rubber band the nori to a rock instead. Usually that works much better than on a clip.

 

[fishman805]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6694725#post6694725 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by swegyptian
Sounds good. You can also rubber band the nori to a rock instead. Usually that works much better than on a clip.

Thanks, I'll try that..

Bob