Yellow Belly Regal Angel will only eat pellets

[SPotter]

So I got this beautiful fish two weeks ago. It's fat, active and always out in the open. Eats pellets like no other fish I have but won't touch any of the frozen I put in. I soak it in garlic and still nothing. Any suggestions?

 

[Mike S]

Send him to me! Have you tried not feeding pellets for a day or two? Sounds like you have a great fish am just might need some time. Where did you get it from.

 

[SPotter]

Send him to me! Have you tried not feeding pellets for a day or two? Sounds like you have a great fish am just might need some time. Where did you get it from.

Yeah I didn't put pellets in for 2 days and it decided to take out a beautiful small bowerbanki frag today!

 

[snorvich]

Yeah I didn't put pellets in for 2 days and it decided to take out a beautiful small bowerbanki frag today!

Consumed the zooxanthellae for the algae content. Any algae grazer will do that if hungry. :hmm5:

 

[SPotter]

Consumed the zooxanthellae for the algae content. Any algae grazer will do that if hungry. :hmm5:

put nori sheets in and no interest in that. Ill give it some more time or maybe try some live brine to entice it.

 

[SPotter]

Quick video....

http://youtu.be/i0obXssdSUY

 

[SDguy]

Any suggestions?

Don't start a thread that makes every person that lost a regal angel, due to not eating at all, jealous

If he's eating pellets, just feed him pellets.

 

[snorvich]

If he's eating pellets, just feed him pellets.

This. Frequently.

 

[DasCamel]

I have one too! Only eats pellets and here I am trying to give fresh oyster and clams. Doesn't touch nori either.

Anyway, guess it's a good problem. I was expecting a struggle.

 

[Rio1969]

I wish mine would eat pellets, as of now he only eats mysis and seaweed.

 

[teddscau]

Well, if an aquatic critters won't eat what you want them to, try soaking the food in fresh ginger root before plopping it in the tank. I can say that all freshwater critters love ginger.

 

[alton]

I had a Chrysurus juvenile to adult hood that only ate pellets. The only angelfish I ever owned that would not eat frozen, I guess in some way fish are just like people with different taste?

 

[DasCamel]

Fast food loving fish. Next thing, the fish are ordering Pizza Hut with bread sticks and wings.