What do you feed your clown/royal gramma?

t5Nitro · 09/04/2006, 08:33 AM

I am going to get some different food today, not noticing the clown taking a liking to mysis shrimp, anyone have suggestions what I should buy today? Mixture of food at all? If you can list the foods that would be great!

Thanks!

luckylittleman · 09/04/2006, 08:39 AM

I like to switch it up with brine shrimp, but thier favorite is mysis shrimp.

t5Nitro · 09/04/2006, 08:43 AM

Wow, my clown doesnt even really go for it when I drop it in the tank.

jpadman · 09/04/2006, 08:50 AM

My gramma is fussy.He too likes frozen mysis and sometimes will eat either frozen/freeze dried brine soaked in zoe marine.But he seems to always take formula one marine pellets small by Ocean Nutrition as well as the clowns.

SahuaritaMike · 09/04/2006, 08:51 AM

At first all my clown ate was mysis now he turns his nose and only wants brine. Go figure I also feed reaf pods and they like those. Oh yeah the emerald entree packets are good they have brine and mysis and my fish seem to like it of course I soak in Selcon that might be why.

Andrew · 09/04/2006, 09:01 AM

My tomato clown, true percula clown, and royal gramma will eat just about anything. Flake, frozen brine, forzen cocktail shrimp, and pellets.

rkelman · 09/04/2006, 10:41 AM

My clowns love brine shrimp and will eat Mysis but grudgingly. They also eat any pellet / flake food. I have 6 foods I switch between to give everything as much variety as possible.

Krazy · 09/04/2006, 10:42 AM

My false perc pair and royal gramma seem to love formula 1 soft pellets the most, they hog those down, but they'll eat whatever flake or frozen gets added also....

t5Nitro · 09/04/2006, 02:31 PM

Ok, so I think I will get some formula one food and what flake food do you feed?

ACBlinky · 09/04/2006, 02:51 PM

I feed all my fish a homemade blender mush. My ocellaris always ate well, but now she goes absolutely NUTS at feeding time.

The most recent batch contains:
mysis
bloodworms
plankton
Marine Cuisine
Hikari angel formula
frozen seafood mix (squid, octopus, shrimp, mussel, clam)
frozen scallops
HBH super soft pellets (krill formula and spirulina formula)
Kent Zoe vitamins
Kent garlic extract
Cyclopeeze
silversides
dulce
nori

all blended together so there are pieces of different size. The corals seem to enjoy feeding time as much as the fish

t5Nitro · 09/04/2006, 02:59 PM

Poor new fish, it hides in the corner... come out of the corner!! lol.

Teremei · 09/29/2006, 12:29 AM

Frozen Mysis
Frozen Blood Worms
formula flake 1 and 2 soaked in selcon
baby brine shrimp
spirunlina
rod food
frozen marine angel.

Lesson for the day, is buy lots of different good quality foods and keep rotating what they get. Try for 50% algae 50% "meat". .

Tang_Cool · 09/29/2006, 03:18 AM

I feed my Percula pair, frozen brine, nori and sera marine flakes GVG mix

09/04/2006, 08:33 AM	#1
t5Nitro Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,384	What do you feed your clown/royal gramma? I am going to get some different food today, not noticing the clown taking a liking to mysis shrimp, anyone have suggestions what I should buy today? Mixture of food at all? If you can list the foods that would be great! Thanks! __________________ ATI T5 club Current Tank Info: Left the hobby, looking to re-enter in the future

09/04/2006, 08:43 AM	#3
t5Nitro Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,384	Wow, my clown doesnt even really go for it when I drop it in the tank. __________________ ATI T5 club Current Tank Info: Left the hobby, looking to re-enter in the future

09/04/2006, 08:50 AM	#4
jpadman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York Posts: 6	Food for clowns/gramma My gramma is fussy.He too likes frozen mysis and sometimes will eat either frozen/freeze dried brine soaked in zoe marine.But he seems to always take formula one marine pellets small by Ocean Nutrition as well as the clowns.

09/04/2006, 08:51 AM	#5
SahuaritaMike RC Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 614	At first all my clown ate was mysis now he turns his nose and only wants brine. Go figure I also feed reaf pods and they like those. Oh yeah the emerald entree packets are good they have brine and mysis and my fish seem to like it of course I soak in Selcon that might be why. __________________ Current Tank Info: about 3000 gallons :)

09/04/2006, 02:31 PM	#9
t5Nitro Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,384	Ok, so I think I will get some formula one food and what flake food do you feed? __________________ ATI T5 club Current Tank Info: Left the hobby, looking to re-enter in the future

09/04/2006, 08:39 AM	#2
luckylittleman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 249	I like to switch it up with brine shrimp, but thier favorite is mysis shrimp.

09/04/2006, 09:01 AM	#6
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	My tomato clown, true percula clown, and royal gramma will eat just about anything. Flake, frozen brine, forzen cocktail shrimp, and pellets.

09/04/2006, 10:41 AM	#7
rkelman Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Belleville, Ontario Canada Posts: 3,438	My clowns love brine shrimp and will eat Mysis but grudgingly. They also eat any pellet / flake food. I have 6 foods I switch between to give everything as much variety as possible.

09/04/2006, 10:42 AM	#8
Krazy Registered Member. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 2,941	My false perc pair and royal gramma seem to love formula 1 soft pellets the most, they hog those down, but they'll eat whatever flake or frozen gets added also....

09/04/2006, 02:51 PM	#10
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	I feed all my fish a homemade blender mush. My ocellaris always ate well, but now she goes absolutely NUTS at feeding time. The most recent batch contains: mysis bloodworms plankton Marine Cuisine Hikari angel formula frozen seafood mix (squid, octopus, shrimp, mussel, clam) frozen scallops HBH super soft pellets (krill formula and spirulina formula) Kent Zoe vitamins Kent garlic extract Cyclopeeze silversides dulce nori all blended together so there are pieces of different size. The corals seem to enjoy feeding time as much as the fish __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

09/04/2006, 02:59 PM	#11
t5Nitro Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,384	Poor new fish, it hides in the corner... come out of the corner!! lol. __________________ ATI T5 club Current Tank Info: Left the hobby, looking to re-enter in the future

09/29/2006, 12:29 AM	#12
Teremei Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Chicago (one hour west) Posts: 2,751	Frozen Mysis Frozen Blood Worms formula flake 1 and 2 soaked in selcon baby brine shrimp spirunlina rod food frozen marine angel. Lesson for the day, is buy lots of different good quality foods and keep rotating what they get. Try for 50% algae 50% "meat". .

09/29/2006, 03:18 AM	#13
Tang_Cool Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 106	I feed my Percula pair, frozen brine, nori and sera marine flakes GVG mix