baby maroon clown not eating.

juniorjose · 03/20/2010, 11:57 AM

i have a pair of maroon clownfish in my tank. when i moved them there the blue damsel i had attacked the male who is only 1 inch big. he looks really messed up, but he is still alive for the past two days. the thing that worries me is that he is not eating. i tried feeding it live brine shrimp, pallets, etc. but he still wont eat even when the food goes right by him.

what can i do?

thanks

Goby-Wan Kenobi · 03/20/2010, 08:16 PM

There is nothing you can do just keep offering food and hope for the best. Maybe some garlic in with the food that is suppose to intise fish to eat.

juniorjose · 03/20/2010, 08:22 PM

how do i go abut doing that? regular garlic we eat?

IPowderBlueTang · 03/20/2010, 11:21 PM

Maybe the clown is stress from the beating, has no appetite. If the beatings continue on the clown, you might want to remove the damsel.

irieef · 03/20/2010, 11:27 PM

not regular garlic, its a garlic mixture sold at most lfs's..did u get rid of the damsel? if not, u should..good luck..

kidninja · 03/20/2010, 11:28 PM

whenever i get new fish that dont eat the pellets i usually feed, i mix the pellets with brine shrimp and the fish eats one of them or both cuz of the smell

juniorjose · 03/20/2010, 11:35 PM

he was beat up pretty bad. i took the damsel out of there i never want to see him next to him again. im going to get rid of him this week he is now in my 29 gallon. today the baby ate some live brine (i think) i could really see him eat. but he has been alive for the past three days, so i think he will be fine. hes hanging in there. just afraid of infection

here is a pic of the disaster
P1020673.jpg

irieef · 03/21/2010, 12:44 AM

+1 on removing the damsel..glad he's eating now, hope all goes well for him and he continues to eat more..wouldn't worry too much about infection, don't see any real damage, just keep up your water params and your golden..

03/20/2010, 11:57 AM	#1
juniorjose Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 596	baby maroon clown not eating. i have a pair of maroon clownfish in my tank. when i moved them there the blue damsel i had attacked the male who is only 1 inch big. he looks really messed up, but he is still alive for the past two days. the thing that worries me is that he is not eating. i tried feeding it live brine shrimp, pallets, etc. but he still wont eat even when the food goes right by him. what can i do? thanks __________________ JuJo

03/20/2010, 08:22 PM	#3
juniorjose Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 596	how do i go abut doing that? regular garlic we eat? __________________ JuJo

03/20/2010, 11:27 PM	#5
irieef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: chargerland Posts: 93	not regular garlic, its a garlic mixture sold at most lfs's..did u get rid of the damsel? if not, u should..good luck.. __________________ reefkeeping isn't a hobby, it's a sickness... Current Tank Info: 60 gallon cube mixed reef

03/20/2010, 11:35 PM	#7
juniorjose Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 596	he was beat up pretty bad. i took the damsel out of there i never want to see him next to him again. im going to get rid of him this week he is now in my 29 gallon. today the baby ate some live brine (i think) i could really see him eat. but he has been alive for the past three days, so i think he will be fine. hes hanging in there. just afraid of infection here is a pic of the disaster P1020673.jpg __________________ JuJo

03/21/2010, 12:44 AM	#8
irieef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: chargerland Posts: 93	+1 on removing the damsel..glad he's eating now, hope all goes well for him and he continues to eat more..wouldn't worry too much about infection, don't see any real damage, just keep up your water params and your golden.. __________________ reefkeeping isn't a hobby, it's a sickness... Current Tank Info: 60 gallon cube mixed reef

03/20/2010, 08:16 PM	#2
Goby-Wan Kenobi Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Winona, MN Posts: 74	There is nothing you can do just keep offering food and hope for the best. Maybe some garlic in with the food that is suppose to intise fish to eat.

03/20/2010, 11:21 PM	#4
IPowderBlueTang Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Canada Posts: 769	Maybe the clown is stress from the beating, has no appetite. If the beatings continue on the clown, you might want to remove the damsel.

03/20/2010, 11:28 PM	#6
kidninja Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 341	whenever i get new fish that dont eat the pellets i usually feed, i mix the pellets with brine shrimp and the fish eats one of them or both cuz of the smell