Clown fish

GoPhish · 12/24/2010, 06:59 PM

What do clown fish eat. I've been putting frozen brine shrimp in the tank with no luck What are some tricks for getting a new clown fish to eat if it's not.

Sisterlimonpot · 12/24/2010, 07:05 PM

brine usually gets any fish to eat, although not too nutritious, it's like candy. Try some flake food formulated specifically for clowns. How long have you had the clowns? Do they appear to be stressed?

muppet · 12/24/2010, 07:10 PM

You could try adding some garlic concentrate to the brine. It might entice them. You can get it at most LFS. Follow the instructions on the bottle.

dzfish17 · 12/24/2010, 07:20 PM

Just be patient, sometimes new fish need some time to acclimate to a new tank. I agree that a good flake is better.

Dave

frgrasso · 12/25/2010, 07:33 AM

You can also try mysis shrimp , my clowns devoured it .

Denbf58 · 12/25/2010, 07:57 AM

how long have you had the clown ? and what size is some time the small ones are hard to get going. if it is a small clown i would try baby brine shrimp you can get a hatchery kit for about 10.00 like this.http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.co...ine-shrimp.jpg

jeff@zina.com · 12/25/2010, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoPhish

What do clown fish eat.

Pretty much anything I drop in.

I prefer frozen, or the newer gel, foods. I'll also feed small bits of raw shrimp, they love the treat. But they'll take flake and pellet food fine too.

Try not feeding for a few days, then offer a meaty food like a tine piece of shrimp. Usually gets them to start.

Jeff

streak · 12/25/2010, 08:57 AM

Do you know if your Clown Fish came from a local breeder from the LFS.. or were wild cought.. Usually if they came from a local breeder in the store they would be in a seperate display not in the stock system.. At least mine didnt.. This is not to say that quality ORA brand clown fish dont come this way but there usually put in the stock display. but there usually labled..

Wild cought. Might take a few days to accept dry food. You can ask what the LFS what they were feeding.. Might need to QT these guys and run them threw prezapro to make sure they dont have internal parasites. Min.. I know Steelhead77 gunna chase me around on this.. at least its not about ich brother.. but internal parasites are a silent unknow and you cannot see them..

Since mine were from Locally Bred after about a Day the piglets.. bit my fingers off ever time i got near the tank literlly pellets, 2 types of flake, mysisd soked in selcon. oh the BBS is a great idea as well.. i do that about 1 time a week about 1/8 teaspoon eggs dont take much to feed my 10 g tank. but the nem goes nuts the zoa goes nuts and i even get a feeding response outa the monticap shoots ups it little filimats.

12/24/2010, 06:59 PM	#1
GoPhish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 147	Clown fish What do clown fish eat. I've been putting frozen brine shrimp in the tank with no luck What are some tricks for getting a new clown fish to eat if it's not.

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Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	brine usually gets any fish to eat, although not too nutritious, it's like candy. Try some flake food formulated specifically for clowns. How long have you had the clowns? Do they appear to be stressed? __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

12/24/2010, 07:10 PM	#3
muppet Misanthrope Join Date: May 2010 Location: Plainville, CT Posts: 2,759	You could try adding some garlic concentrate to the brine. It might entice them. You can get it at most LFS. Follow the instructions on the bottle. __________________ Vertex IN-100 Skimmer 5g fuge area in the works JBJ Ocean Pulse 1600GPH wavemaker CoralVue 4x54 fixture running?: 2xATI Blue Plus, 1xRed Sea Pink, 1xRed Sea 12K, 10x1w LED blue moonlights Current Tank Info: Deep Blue 75G RR with 20H sump

12/24/2010, 07:20 PM	#4
dzfish17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fresno,Ca. Posts: 2,545	Just be patient, sometimes new fish need some time to acclimate to a new tank. I agree that a good flake is better. Dave __________________ 600g (96x36x46) FOWLR

12/25/2010, 07:57 AM	#6
Denbf58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: selden N.Y. Posts: 885	how long have you had the clown ? and what size is some time the small ones are hard to get going. if it is a small clown i would try baby brine shrimp you can get a hatchery kit for about 10.00 like this.http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.co...ine-shrimp.jpg __________________ Life is good Current Tank Info: 75gal reef ready koralia 3, 30g sump, 4b 48" t5s lighting, 29g reef with breeding pair clowns 55g reef 55g freshwater

12/25/2010, 07:33 AM	#5
frgrasso Moved On Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: buffalo ,NY Posts: 178	You can also try mysis shrimp , my clowns devoured it .

12/25/2010, 08:57 AM	#8
streak Reef Madness! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Perryville, Missouri Posts: 616	Do you know if your Clown Fish came from a local breeder from the LFS.. or were wild cought.. Usually if they came from a local breeder in the store they would be in a seperate display not in the stock system.. At least mine didnt.. This is not to say that quality ORA brand clown fish dont come this way but there usually put in the stock display. but there usually labled.. Wild cought. Might take a few days to accept dry food. You can ask what the LFS what they were feeding.. Might need to QT these guys and run them threw prezapro to make sure they dont have internal parasites. Min.. I know Steelhead77 gunna chase me around on this.. at least its not about ich brother.. but internal parasites are a silent unknow and you cannot see them.. Since mine were from Locally Bred after about a Day the piglets.. bit my fingers off ever time i got near the tank literlly pellets, 2 types of flake, mysisd soked in selcon. oh the BBS is a great idea as well.. i do that about 1 time a week about 1/8 teaspoon eggs dont take much to feed my 10 g tank. but the nem goes nuts the zoa goes nuts and i even get a feeding response outa the monticap shoots ups it little filimats. __________________ The Shoe String Budget Reef Aquarium. Possible?? Compared to 7 55 breeding Discus days well we see and try! :P Current Tank Info: 10g nano with 2 clowns 1 Royal Gorama 1 RBTA! Last edited by streak; 12/25/2010 at 09:03 AM.

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