my fish wont eat rogers reef food

mcfa2403 · 01/30/2011, 07:04 AM

I currently have a bangaii cardinal and two saddleback clowns in a 28 nano and they dont seem to pick at the food at all or even seem interested. Should I feed them other food, as I am concerned about their health, or will they eventually eat it if given no other choice?

chimmike · 01/30/2011, 08:47 AM

how long have you had them, and did they eat at the LFS?

might want to try a different food, mysis shrimp or something.

Larry Waughon · 01/30/2011, 01:36 PM

http://www.rodsfood.com/index.html

jessp · 01/30/2011, 01:38 PM

rogers food is fantastic, I am shocked that none of your fish are eating.

rc1626 · 01/30/2011, 01:47 PM

My fish love it!! They have been eating it since I first introduced it to them.

Swolek · 01/30/2011, 02:15 PM

Are you feeding it in big chunks? If so, try breaking it into really small pieces. All of my fish, even picky ones, love it but will sometimes ignore large pieces (I have smaller fish).

Either way, there's no harm in feeding a variety of foods. I would try mysis shrimp, Rod's food, krill, New Life Spectrum pellets, etc.

seapug · 01/30/2011, 02:16 PM

If the fish were wild caught they probably aren't accustomed to pureed blended foods like Rod's, Rogers, etc.

I'd recommend first trying straight Hikari or PE Mysis thoroughly thawed in tank water. Most wild caught fish have a strong response when seeing/smelling whole mysis shrimp.

After a couple feedings you can start mixing the Rogers in with the mysis and they will probably eat the whole mixture. Whole mysis is a great staple diet but if you don't want to continue using it you can probably wean them straight on to the Rogers. Once fish get excited with a feeding routine they will eat just about anything you put in the tank. Just ask my Nori eating leopard wrasse....

If the mysis alone doesn't get them to feed, try mixing some live brine shrimp in with it. Live adult brine shrimp are a weak staple diet, but most fish can't resist them so they can be good for getting reluctant fish to eat.

chimmike · 01/30/2011, 03:35 PM

still waiting for the OP to respond.

mcfa2403 · 02/01/2011, 10:52 AM

Sorry it took me so long to respond, my fish seem to eat it now that I broke it into smaller chunks. Thanks for the help, I was hoping to use the mesh system it comes with so it would feed my coral as well, but i will need to get my fish accustomed first I guess. Again thanks for the help!

01/30/2011, 07:04 AM	#1
mcfa2403 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 385	my fish wont eat rogers reef food I currently have a bangaii cardinal and two saddleback clowns in a 28 nano and they dont seem to pick at the food at all or even seem interested. Should I feed them other food, as I am concerned about their health, or will they eventually eat it if given no other choice?

01/30/2011, 08:47 AM	#2
chimmike oxygen abuser Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 5,089 Blog Entries: 2	how long have you had them, and did they eat at the LFS? might want to try a different food, mysis shrimp or something. __________________ -Mike Tankless wonder Geaux Noles!

01/30/2011, 01:36 PM	#3
Larry Waughon Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pingree Grove, IL Posts: 1,872	http://www.rodsfood.com/index.html __________________ Larry

01/30/2011, 01:38 PM	#4
jessp Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 2,747	rogers food is fantastic, I am shocked that none of your fish are eating. __________________ i'm jess and i'm an addict! Current Tank Info: No tank at this time :(

01/30/2011, 02:16 PM	#7
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	If the fish were wild caught they probably aren't accustomed to pureed blended foods like Rod's, Rogers, etc. I'd recommend first trying straight Hikari or PE Mysis thoroughly thawed in tank water. Most wild caught fish have a strong response when seeing/smelling whole mysis shrimp. After a couple feedings you can start mixing the Rogers in with the mysis and they will probably eat the whole mixture. Whole mysis is a great staple diet but if you don't want to continue using it you can probably wean them straight on to the Rogers. Once fish get excited with a feeding routine they will eat just about anything you put in the tank. Just ask my Nori eating leopard wrasse.... If the mysis alone doesn't get them to feed, try mixing some live brine shrimp in with it. Live adult brine shrimp are a weak staple diet, but most fish can't resist them so they can be good for getting reluctant fish to eat. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

01/30/2011, 01:47 PM	#5
rc1626 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Island Posts: 451	My fish love it!! They have been eating it since I first introduced it to them.

01/30/2011, 02:15 PM	#6
Swolek Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New York Posts: 97	Are you feeding it in big chunks? If so, try breaking it into really small pieces. All of my fish, even picky ones, love it but will sometimes ignore large pieces (I have smaller fish). Either way, there's no harm in feeding a variety of foods. I would try mysis shrimp, Rod's food, krill, New Life Spectrum pellets, etc.

01/30/2011, 03:35 PM	#8
chimmike oxygen abuser Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 5,089 Blog Entries: 2	still waiting for the OP to respond. __________________ -Mike Tankless wonder Geaux Noles!

02/01/2011, 10:52 AM	#9
mcfa2403 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 385	Sorry it took me so long to respond, my fish seem to eat it now that I broke it into smaller chunks. Thanks for the help, I was hoping to use the mesh system it comes with so it would feed my coral as well, but i will need to get my fish accustomed first I guess. Again thanks for the help!

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