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Today.. Tried pellets only w/ garlic.. What about trying frozen brine shrimp next?When did you get it?
What other foods did you try?
IME most fish won’t eat the first day or two. Give it a little time, don’t worry yet. But yes, try some frozen brine or mysisToday.. Tried pellets only w/ garlic.. What about trying frozen brine shrimp next?
Bangaii's will not eat dry. Feed frozen and try brine shrimp, mysis shrimp ot LRS fish frenzy and you will see it suddenly eatMy new baby Bangaii Cardinal is not eating. I’ve tried pellet food w/ garlic scent. He’s not taking it… help!!
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They primarily feed on copepods in wildThey tend to ignore small sized foods (copepods) and go for larger, meatier foods (frozen is best).
I've raised close to a hundred from fry, and while they love em early on, as they get to be fully grown they don't seem to go for them as readily. Maybe it's just a size thing and they'd go for larger species than I farm, but the ~1.5mm max length of what I can offer they don't even seem to bother with, and as I mentioned, they don't go for the PE calanus unless it's dark and they're in the flow, and they eat and spit out the frozen capelin roe which is a similar size.They primarily feed on copepods in wild
People have said it mostly already, but my advice:
They eat from mid-water, so something that stays suspended for a little bit is good. They tend to ignore small sized foods (copepods) and go for larger, meatier foods (frozen is best). They will take some pellets, but generally not large ones, I've had some luck with TDO B2 for adults, but most things larger they will "eat" and then immediately spit out. They will go for live foods of most types, even some smaller ones. Mine like frozen mysis, bloodworms, brine, and chopped blends (LRS nano reef frenzy has been my choice). They've snubbed PE calanus and SF Bay fish eggs. They also get more interested in a food if it gets into the flow of the tank - I think the movement makes it more enticing.
Also, if it looks like its mouth is full (and especially if it has a mate), it could just have eggs in its mouth, in which case it probably won't eat for three weeks while the eggs mature and the babies are released.