Raccoon Angel

cmill4 · 04/30/2008, 12:32 PM

I got a raccoon angel about week and half ago and ever since he has been in my tank i have never seen him eat flake food or brine shrimp i put in. I see him grazing on the LR all the time and he took care of my Aptasia's very quickly. So i was wondering is he just not hungry because of the grazing or his he stressed out? He looks pretty plump to me and very colorful

NeveSSL · 04/30/2008, 12:59 PM

Get him some different food. He may not like flake or brine.

Better yet... research his diet and see exactly what he needs.

Brandon

budjr8000 · 04/30/2008, 01:04 PM

First of all it is most likely a butterfly not and angle. Was he eating flaks or brine at the shop you bought him from? If so then he will probably come back around to eating them just give him time. If not then you have a problem you need to get some live brine or worms or something that he will eat or ells he is going to starve to death that is the problem with buying butterflies to eat aptasia.

cmill4 · 04/30/2008, 03:33 PM

Sorry..i meant butterfly...i always say angel for some reason. But i didnt buy him just for the aptasia, to be real honest i didnt know he would eat them like he did. But im not sure what he had at the LPS, i'll give them a call and ask.

04/30/2008, 12:32 PM	#1
cmill4 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fancy Prairie, IL Posts: 38	Raccoon Angel I got a raccoon angel about week and half ago and ever since he has been in my tank i have never seen him eat flake food or brine shrimp i put in. I see him grazing on the LR all the time and he took care of my Aptasia's very quickly. So i was wondering is he just not hungry because of the grazing or his he stressed out? He looks pretty plump to me and very colorful

04/30/2008, 12:59 PM	#2
NeveSSL Got tubes? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 6,759	Get him some different food. He may not like flake or brine. Better yet... research his diet and see exactly what he needs. Brandon __________________ I am proof that post count is not directly proportional to "reef IQ". Zip Ties = Reef Duck Tape Geek it till it MHz!!! Current Tank Info: 180g Build in Process

04/30/2008, 01:04 PM	#3
budjr8000 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 188	First of all it is most likely a butterfly not and angle. Was he eating flaks or brine at the shop you bought him from? If so then he will probably come back around to eating them just give him time. If not then you have a problem you need to get some live brine or worms or something that he will eat or ells he is going to starve to death that is the problem with buying butterflies to eat aptasia. __________________ Oh no, the cat has gone fishing... Again! Current Tank Info: 46 bowfront

04/30/2008, 03:33 PM	#4
cmill4 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fancy Prairie, IL Posts: 38	Sorry..i meant butterfly...i always say angel for some reason. But i didnt buy him just for the aptasia, to be real honest i didnt know he would eat them like he did. But im not sure what he had at the LPS, i'll give them a call and ask.