six striped Wrasse not hungry !

Ronny#66 · 09/25/2007, 08:35 PM

I got this fish friday. I asked here what he eats and was told most anything.Ifeed my perk clown , skunk and two blue green schromis flake and frozen cyclop-eez they love it. The Wrasse spends his or her time in and out of rocks nibling here and there. It realy doesn't go nuts over food like the others. Is it ok or is it starving?? I'm trying to make it as easy as I can for my wife to feed as I'm gone 3 -4 days a week.

nlmotoring · 09/25/2007, 08:44 PM

I used to have one of those and it was always hungry. He still might just be getting used to the new tank.

clockwurk · 09/25/2007, 09:14 PM

try mysis or brine.

clockwurk · 09/25/2007, 09:15 PM

or add garlic w/ the food.

poppin_fresh · 09/25/2007, 09:59 PM

Mine has almost never "gone crazy" at feeding time. I have had him for over two years and he is very healthy. The thing with 6-lines is that they eat pods and other small meaty bits constantly. Depending on what it snacks on in your tank, it might not need much flake.

Ronny#66 · 09/25/2007, 10:15 PM

I only have a leather coral and finger leather. What are pods I'm new to all the names.

aquarius77 · 09/25/2007, 10:25 PM

Isopods, amphiopods, copepods. They are some of the tiny critters that hitch hike into out tanks, most are beneficial

IslandCrow · 09/25/2007, 10:35 PM

take a good look at his belly. If it's nice and rounded, he's just fine, and I wouldn't worry. If it doesn't have a nice, round shape or looks at all pinched, then I'd suggest trying some different types of food, like clockwurk suggested. Garlic will often times help entice fish to eat.

In a well established tank, a six-line can very well get most or even all the food it needs by picking small crustaceans off the rocks. It looks like your tank is only a month old, though, so that's probably not true in your case. A little off topic, but if your tank is indeed only a month old, you may want to slow down on adding all those fish. One fish a month is probably about as fast as you want to go if you and your tank are just getting started.

Ronny#66 · 09/25/2007, 10:36 PM

my tank is 8 months old

09/25/2007, 08:35 PM	#1
Ronny#66 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Twilight zone Posts: 1,839	six striped Wrasse not hungry ! I got this fish friday. I asked here what he eats and was told most anything.Ifeed my perk clown , skunk and two blue green schromis flake and frozen cyclop-eez they love it. The Wrasse spends his or her time in and out of rocks nibling here and there. It realy doesn't go nuts over food like the others. Is it ok or is it starving?? I'm trying to make it as easy as I can for my wife to feed as I'm gone 3 -4 days a week.

09/25/2007, 08:44 PM	#2
nlmotoring Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northridge, California Posts: 57	I used to have one of those and it was always hungry. He still might just be getting used to the new tank. __________________ Tank: Glass 80g Tall w/ Black stand and Canopy, 2x175w & 36w of Actinic lighting Fish: Damsels, tang, urchant Corals: Zoo's, Mushrooms, Ricordia's, hammers, frogspawn Current Tank Info: Tank: Glass 80g Tall w/ Black stand and Canopy

09/25/2007, 09:14 PM	#3
clockwurk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 887	try mysis or brine. __________________ I tried modifying my avatar so that it would fit the size requirements for ReefCentral, but after frankensteining the the graphic, I ended up with a limping Venom. Current Tank Info: 34g Solana \| AI SOL & 2x Panorama Pro LED

09/25/2007, 09:15 PM	#4
clockwurk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 887	or add garlic w/ the food. __________________ I tried modifying my avatar so that it would fit the size requirements for ReefCentral, but after frankensteining the the graphic, I ended up with a limping Venom. Current Tank Info: 34g Solana \| AI SOL & 2x Panorama Pro LED

09/25/2007, 09:59 PM	#5
poppin_fresh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,982	Mine has almost never "gone crazy" at feeding time. I have had him for over two years and he is very healthy. The thing with 6-lines is that they eat pods and other small meaty bits constantly. Depending on what it snacks on in your tank, it might not need much flake. __________________ PBITAWA! Current Tank Info: None now. Past- 180g w/ 100g basement sump and 20g 'fuge. H & S skimmer, T'5s & Tunze

09/25/2007, 10:15 PM	#6
Ronny#66 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Twilight zone Posts: 1,839	I only have a leather coral and finger leather. What are pods I'm new to all the names.

09/25/2007, 10:25 PM	#7
aquarius77 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Highland, Il Posts: 2,198	Isopods, amphiopods, copepods. They are some of the tiny critters that hitch hike into out tanks, most are beneficial

09/25/2007, 10:35 PM	#8
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	take a good look at his belly. If it's nice and rounded, he's just fine, and I wouldn't worry. If it doesn't have a nice, round shape or looks at all pinched, then I'd suggest trying some different types of food, like clockwurk suggested. Garlic will often times help entice fish to eat. In a well established tank, a six-line can very well get most or even all the food it needs by picking small crustaceans off the rocks. It looks like your tank is only a month old, though, so that's probably not true in your case. A little off topic, but if your tank is indeed only a month old, you may want to slow down on adding all those fish. One fish a month is probably about as fast as you want to go if you and your tank are just getting started. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

09/25/2007, 10:36 PM	#9
Ronny#66 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Twilight zone Posts: 1,839	my tank is 8 months old