How to switch food

Jwheld · 08/08/2016, 08:33 AM

I've got two clowns, diamond goby, and cleaner shrimp. The clowns and cleaner shrimp will eat anything I put in the tank. The goby only eats frozen mysis. What's a good technique to get him to start eating pellets to make it easier when I'm out of town?

GimpyFin · 08/08/2016, 09:01 AM

You could try dropping some pellets near his burrow and let them sit to see if he goes after them. What pellets are you using? You might even try a different type/size to see if he likes those better.

Jwheld · 08/08/2016, 09:17 AM

I feed new life spectrum pellets. Usually the clowns pick the pellets from the sand! Even with mysis floating by.

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AlSimmons · 08/08/2016, 09:59 AM

I would just mix the pellets in with whatever else your feeding and cross your fingers. Hopefully the fish will come around and accept the new food. You might want to soak the pellets in a cup of water for about 5 minutes beforehand though. This will soften them up a little and make it easier for the fish to eat.

GimpyFin · 08/08/2016, 10:09 AM

Yeah, the NLS marine are pretty good pellets. Although, it can be a crap shoot as far as which fish will eat them. I have a banded sleeper goby in my smaller tank that will gobble small piles of them all at once. In my other tank, a few of my fish and cleanup crew go for them readily, but the other fish don't really care for them.

Jwheld · 08/08/2016, 10:39 AM

Awesome, I'll start soaking then!

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scooter31707 · 08/08/2016, 12:35 PM

I agree with the others. Also I would not feed any frozen for 3-4 days and see how it reacts when he is really hungry.

Jwheld · 08/08/2016, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by scooter31707

I agree with the others. Also I would not feed any frozen for 3-4 days and see how it reacts when he is really hungry.

Going out of town for 4 days so pellets will be all, perfect timing.

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Gaxmode · 08/08/2016, 02:36 PM

Try soaking the nls pellets in selcon

08/08/2016, 08:33 AM	#1
Jwheld Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 106	How to switch food I've got two clowns, diamond goby, and cleaner shrimp. The clowns and cleaner shrimp will eat anything I put in the tank. The goby only eats frozen mysis. What's a good technique to get him to start eating pellets to make it easier when I'm out of town?

08/08/2016, 09:01 AM	#2
GimpyFin Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,032	You could try dropping some pellets near his burrow and let them sit to see if he goes after them. What pellets are you using? You might even try a different type/size to see if he likes those better. __________________ Brian Current Tank Info: 110 gallon

08/08/2016, 10:09 AM	#5
GimpyFin Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,032	Yeah, the NLS marine are pretty good pellets. Although, it can be a crap shoot as far as which fish will eat them. I have a banded sleeper goby in my smaller tank that will gobble small piles of them all at once. In my other tank, a few of my fish and cleanup crew go for them readily, but the other fish don't really care for them. __________________ Brian Current Tank Info: 110 gallon

08/08/2016, 02:36 PM	#9
Gaxmode Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 89	Try soaking the nls pellets in selcon __________________ 90g dt, 40g sump. Mp40,tunze osmolator,reef octopus 152,gfo and carbon reactors, 2 radion xr15w pro, 500 watt titanium heater. Larrys reef frenzy and pe mysis.

08/08/2016, 09:17 AM	#3
Jwheld Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 106	I feed new life spectrum pellets. Usually the clowns pick the pellets from the sand! Even with mysis floating by. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/08/2016, 09:59 AM	#4
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	I would just mix the pellets in with whatever else your feeding and cross your fingers. Hopefully the fish will come around and accept the new food. You might want to soak the pellets in a cup of water for about 5 minutes beforehand though. This will soften them up a little and make it easier for the fish to eat.

08/08/2016, 10:39 AM	#6
Jwheld Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 106	Awesome, I'll start soaking then! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/08/2016, 12:35 PM	#7
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	I agree with the others. Also I would not feed any frozen for 3-4 days and see how it reacts when he is really hungry.