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Why Won't My New Fish Eat? Evening to whomever is
catching tonight! << Blundell here >> Last Sunday I
purchased a Blackcap Basslet. Did all the usual checks and
fish looked fine and was eating in the LFS tank. Brought em
home and placed him into quarantine. Being the usual
quarantine tank there is the sponge filter and few PVC
fittings. This guy hangs out between the base of the
filter and the top of where the sponge part starts. I am
feeding twice a day per the LFS recommendation, a marine color type
flake in the am and an enriched frozen brine in the evening when I come
home from work. This guy will not come out from his
lair. If the food floats by him and it is in front of his
nose he takes it and that is it. My concern is that he
may not really be getting enough nourishment. << Valid
concern. This is all too common, and unfortunately not much
you can do. I would just make sure he isn't being
harassed by other fish, and wait it out. >> Any
suggestions here? He is in a 10 gal. tank, all water
parameters are OK and I siphon out whatever is not being
eaten. He is a gorgeous fish, no signs of illness (yet)!
Thank you kindly for your advice! << I would suggest using some
live brine or live mysis. It is rare to find a fish that
won't come running out for live food. Use this until he
is comfortable and will take prepared and frozen foods. >>
<< Blundell >>
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