Clown will still not eat.

pmgaudio · 04/27/2011, 12:57 PM

Well it has been almost three full days since I took my Damsel back to the LFS and my Clown still has not eaten when I feed him. Frozen food or flake, he just sits there. (The snails and shrimp though, they LOVE IT!
He shows no signs of illness , just wont eat, or move around all that much. Does he still perhaps have PTSD? That damsel was really on his ***...
ANYONE??

pmgaudio · 04/27/2011, 12:58 PM

BTW All my levels are really good, but a bit low in the PH dept...

Lynnmw1208 · 04/27/2011, 01:54 PM

how small is the clown? mine couldn't eat frozen mysis because they were too small at first. Did you try new life spectrum pellets, the really small ones? my clowns go gah gah for them

pmgaudio · 04/27/2011, 02:09 PM

no, He was eating fine for the first week, the last two, not. the Damsel would not leave him alone so he went. And he's not small, about 1-1/2" or so.
Ate the flake food and loved it. I will wait another day or so and see.

wantacookie · 04/27/2011, 02:15 PM

Try some cyclopeeze. Fish love the stuff!

rosemoondust · 04/27/2011, 02:23 PM

It sounds to be your fish is to scared to eat. I had a grouper and it use to pick on my zebra eel. After I removed the grouper my eel still didn't eat for 2 weeks. I was able to get it to eat again by soaking his food in garlic guard and selcon. Fish seems to love the taste of garlic guard and selcon is vitamins to help boost their immune system.

dangitann · 04/27/2011, 04:54 PM

Not sure if you did, but did you quarantine the clown?
Pre-Dip in prazipro to clean the clown from an foreign parasites? ( Flukes, Ich, Worms, Tubes) it usually helps.
To entice the clown to eat, you can try to soak it in sliced garlic.
Hope that helps, getting finicky eats to start is never fun.

Dream2aReef · 04/27/2011, 05:04 PM

I would try some garlic or maybe get a bottle of entice. Like others have said maybe it's just scared to eat and with time that will change.

rosemoondust · 04/27/2011, 05:07 PM

Keep us posted ^^

duncantse · 04/27/2011, 07:44 PM

NLS pellets is the way to go.

willy0508 · 04/27/2011, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynnmw1208

how small is the clown? mine couldn't eat frozen mysis because they were too small at first. Did you try new life spectrum pellets, the really small ones? my clowns go gah gah for them

I agree the small ones are great and my clowns love them. Plus they have lots of vitamins and also have garlic in them.

hollister · 04/27/2011, 07:55 PM

What size tank and whats used for water movement?

pmgaudio · 04/28/2011, 07:50 AM

29 gallon. Emperor 400 filter, two power heads one top left in middle pointing to front, one back right halfway down pointing front/center.

__SoS__8) · 04/28/2011, 08:30 AM

A drop or two of the juice from some minced garlic in some mysis usually works for me.

04/27/2011, 12:57 PM	#1
pmgaudio Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Britain, CT Posts: 148	Clown will still not eat. Well it has been almost three full days since I took my Damsel back to the LFS and my Clown still has not eaten when I feed him. Frozen food or flake, he just sits there. (The snails and shrimp though, they LOVE IT! He shows no signs of illness , just wont eat, or move around all that much. Does he still perhaps have PTSD? That damsel was really on his ***... ANYONE??

04/27/2011, 01:54 PM	#3
Lynnmw1208 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brunswick, Ohio Posts: 3,306	how small is the clown? mine couldn't eat frozen mysis because they were too small at first. Did you try new life spectrum pellets, the really small ones? my clowns go gah gah for them __________________ equipment: Eshopps psk-200 skimmer, Mag 12 pump, 30gal sump, 2x 300w Finnex heaters, glass-holes 1500gph overflow kit with 3/4" return kits, 72" 8x36w t-5 AquaticLife light, 66lbs of LR, 150lbs of tropic eden reeflakes, 2 Koralia Evo 1400, JBJ ATO, BRS dual GFO/carbon reactors, Hydor smartwave Current Tank Info: 125gallon

04/27/2011, 02:15 PM	#5
wantacookie Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 219	Try some cyclopeeze. Fish love the stuff! __________________ Current Tank Description 40b w/ DIY stand and DIY 29g sump/fuge

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04/27/2011, 12:58 PM	#2
pmgaudio Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Britain, CT Posts: 148	BTW All my levels are really good, but a bit low in the PH dept...

04/27/2011, 02:09 PM	#4
pmgaudio Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Britain, CT Posts: 148	no, He was eating fine for the first week, the last two, not. the Damsel would not leave him alone so he went. And he's not small, about 1-1/2" or so. Ate the flake food and loved it. I will wait another day or so and see.

04/27/2011, 02:23 PM	#6
rosemoondust Moved On Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 54	It sounds to be your fish is to scared to eat. I had a grouper and it use to pick on my zebra eel. After I removed the grouper my eel still didn't eat for 2 weeks. I was able to get it to eat again by soaking his food in garlic guard and selcon. Fish seems to love the taste of garlic guard and selcon is vitamins to help boost their immune system.

04/27/2011, 04:54 PM	#7
dangitann Moved On Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1	Not sure if you did, but did you quarantine the clown? Pre-Dip in prazipro to clean the clown from an foreign parasites? ( Flukes, Ich, Worms, Tubes) it usually helps. To entice the clown to eat, you can try to soak it in sliced garlic. Hope that helps, getting finicky eats to start is never fun.

04/27/2011, 05:04 PM	#8
Dream2aReef Memebr TBRC Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: North Port ,FL Posts: 214	I would try some garlic or maybe get a bottle of entice. Like others have said maybe it's just scared to eat and with time that will change.

04/27/2011, 05:07 PM	#9
rosemoondust Moved On Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 54	Keep us posted ^^

04/27/2011, 07:44 PM	#10
duncantse Fish Advisor Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,604	NLS pellets is the way to go.

04/27/2011, 07:55 PM	#12
hollister Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,037	What size tank and whats used for water movement?

04/28/2011, 07:50 AM	#13
pmgaudio Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Britain, CT Posts: 148	29 gallon. Emperor 400 filter, two power heads one top left in middle pointing to front, one back right halfway down pointing front/center.

04/28/2011, 08:30 AM	#14
__SoS__8) Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Wilkes-Barre Posts: 35	A drop or two of the juice from some minced garlic in some mysis usually works for me.