Waiting for a new fish to start eating can be stressful

[dmh41532]

This past Thursday I got in an order if fish, the captive bred banggai is the lone hold out, anyone else have similar experiences)

 

[SecretiveFish]

Yes, the waiting is hard... Last Tuesday we got a Helmeted Turretfish (have been looking for one of those for YEARS), and it was just yesterday that I actually saw him eating.

It is definitely stressful!

 

[apercele79]

I got my copperband butterfly last week, I dont think he has eaten a thing since. How long can the guy go without eating? I expect to find him dead one of these days due to starvation, I dont know what else to do :uhoh3:

 

[Dmorty217]

The real problem arises when you have 5-1000$ fish that come
In not wanting to eat... That's stressful

 

[nuxx]

He'll get there!

Did you try feeding at night?

 

[dmh41532]

I couldn't imagine the stress waiting for an expensive fish to eat. Yes, I've offered food after the light are out several time the past two or three nights, but nope. The other fish in qt are loving it.

 

[nuxx]

I couldn't imagine the stress waiting for an expensive fish to eat. Yes, I've offered food after the light are out several time the past two or three nights, but nope. The other fish in qt are loving it.

Hmmm

Hasn't even shown an eating reflex?

 

[dmh41532]

Ehh, every now and then it moves toward food and I've seen it bite at some but it immediate spits it out. There is a store about 70 miles from me that frequently sells live brine, if it isn't eating anything by Saturday, I'm going pick up a bag, hopefully that'll get it eating. I just can't get there sooner with my work schedule.

 

[nuxx]

Live brine should do the trick

... but wow that's far

 

[dmh41532]

Will the cardinal be okay till I can get brine on Saturday? I'm also assuming they will have some ready.

 

[reef_fish]

I couldn't get my banggai to eat at all when I had one. He would take the pellet then instantly spit it out. Lasted a few months, so I would think yours should make it a few more days. I tried a few different pellet foods, and mysis shrimp with no luck.

Now I make a mix of chopped up fish and garlic as a treat for my fish every once in a while and wondering if he would of ate that.

 

[dmh41532]

I have flake and pellet food, but I've never given it to them, i don't think they'd know it's food. I've offered it frozen brine, mysis, cyclops, and chopped squid...this is one stubborn fish, probably due to shipping stress, it's bag water was a little brown/yellow.

 

[dmh41532]

Got a bag of live brine, the cardinal is stuffed! What is the best way to store the ?