Foxface RabbitFish won't eat Nori Sheets

MrsHaggis · 03/11/2010, 10:22 AM

Hi Everyone,

My foxface has done a tremendous job and eaten ALL the algae in the tank. With a little bit of help from my Emerald Crab of course.

So now I have put in some nori sheets to keep him fed but he doesn't seem to know that it's food. I also bought some spinach for him but I don't want to put too much food in at once in case he doesn't realise that is food either.

Will he eventually learn?

He is afraid of his shadow so the waving nori sheet scares him a lot.

Any ideas are most welcome.

Cheers

R2E2 · 03/11/2010, 11:38 AM

Try rubbing the nori with garlic. My tangs had no interest either until I tried it.

problemfixer · 03/11/2010, 11:51 AM

Rubberband some nori around a small piece of rock and place it somewhere he hangs out.

Fizz71 · 03/11/2010, 12:12 PM

Keep trying and try different places. I wasted a good 10 sheets (small pieces) of red and green nori on my tank...I have 3 tangs in it and nobody touched it but the CUC. I was getting ready to go the garlic or selcon route when out of the blue just about EVRERYBODY started hitting it....tangs, clowns, algea blenny. Now I can't even get it to the sand before they assault it. I rubberband mine to an old clam shell and place it in a low flow area so it's easy to situate and remove.

sdc19982002 · 03/11/2010, 12:19 PM

Mine will take a small piece from my hand. Just give it time.

MrsHaggis · 03/11/2010, 12:22 PM

All great ideas.
I'll get on it tomorrow. I'll try attaching it to rocks and see if that works. He doesn't look like he's hungry yet and still has some bits of algae to nip on. Just want to make sure he is used to eating it before the algae runs out completely!!!

Zebodog · 03/11/2010, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R2E2

Try rubbing the nori with garlic. My tangs had no interest either until I tried it.

+1

Given time, you'll find the rabbitfish will eat the nori directly from your hand...whether you want it to or not!

03/11/2010, 10:22 AM	#1
MrsHaggis Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St Louis, France Posts: 675	Foxface RabbitFish won't eat Nori Sheets Hi Everyone, My foxface has done a tremendous job and eaten ALL the algae in the tank. With a little bit of help from my Emerald Crab of course. So now I have put in some nori sheets to keep him fed but he doesn't seem to know that it's food. I also bought some spinach for him but I don't want to put too much food in at once in case he doesn't realise that is food either. Will he eventually learn? He is afraid of his shadow so the waving nori sheet scares him a lot. Any ideas are most welcome. Cheers __________________ Nothing scarier than a clown!! ----------------------------- 1 ClownFish 1 SixLine Wrasse 1 Foxface Rabbitfish Mushrooms Long Polyp Leather Green Anchor Coral Zoanthids Trumpet Coral Goniopora Current Tank Info: 360 litre (95 US Gallons), Tunze DOC Skimmer 9010, Lights: Metal Halide 250 Watt and 2x24 Watt Moon Lights, Tunze MultiController 7095

03/11/2010, 12:12 PM	#4
Fizz71 FragSwapper Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Lawn, PA Posts: 5,800	Keep trying and try different places. I wasted a good 10 sheets (small pieces) of red and green nori on my tank...I have 3 tangs in it and nobody touched it but the CUC. I was getting ready to go the garlic or selcon route when out of the blue just about EVRERYBODY started hitting it....tangs, clowns, algea blenny. Now I can't even get it to the sand before they assault it. I rubberband mine to an old clam shell and place it in a low flow area so it's easy to situate and remove. Last edited by Fizz71; 03/11/2010 at 12:29 PM.

03/11/2010, 12:22 PM	#6
MrsHaggis Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St Louis, France Posts: 675	All great ideas. I'll get on it tomorrow. I'll try attaching it to rocks and see if that works. He doesn't look like he's hungry yet and still has some bits of algae to nip on. Just want to make sure he is used to eating it before the algae runs out completely!!! __________________ Nothing scarier than a clown!! ----------------------------- 1 ClownFish 1 SixLine Wrasse 1 Foxface Rabbitfish Mushrooms Long Polyp Leather Green Anchor Coral Zoanthids Trumpet Coral Goniopora Current Tank Info: 360 litre (95 US Gallons), Tunze DOC Skimmer 9010, Lights: Metal Halide 250 Watt and 2x24 Watt Moon Lights, Tunze MultiController 7095

03/11/2010, 11:38 AM	#2
R2E2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 63	Try rubbing the nori with garlic. My tangs had no interest either until I tried it.

03/11/2010, 11:51 AM	#3
problemfixer Moved On Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: OH-PA border Posts: 98	Rubberband some nori around a small piece of rock and place it somewhere he hangs out.

03/11/2010, 12:19 PM	#5
sdc19982002 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wills Point,Texas Posts: 925	Mine will take a small piece from my hand. Just give it time.