Blotchy Anthias feeding issues

[Slevin007]

Blotchy Anthias not eating all of the sudden.

Background: QT’d Anthias for 30 days and has been in my tank for about a month. Has been eating like a pig 2-3 times a day (mysis,copepods,oyster) until yesterday. I’ve noticed the coral beauty has been a bit of an butt to him so that might be an issue.

Tank parameters
SG 1.024
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 10
Nitrite 0

Tank mates
Diamond goby
Coral beauty
Royal gramma
Two small clowns
Midas blenny
All other fish have been in for around 6 months. All were also quarantined for 30 days.

Lots of nassarius snails
Turbos
Conch

Tank is 9 months old

Open to suggestions

Thanks in advance.

Pic as of yesterday

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

What is it doing at feeding time? Is it coming out and looking at the food and not eating? Or does it stay hidden?

 

[Slevin007]

What is it doing at feeding time? Is it coming out and looking at the food and not eating? Or does it stay hidden?

Totally forgot to mention this. He comes out and will grab a few mysis chew and then spit out. He did swallow two yesterday but today just swam around and looked at me through the glass. Seemed very uninterested in the food.

 

[Alisa_Kellers_Reef]

try feeding early in the morning when lights are off and evening when the lights are off. LRS food and TDO btw

 

[Slevin007]

What is it doing at feeding time? Is it coming out and looking at the food and not eating? Or does it stay hidden?

Just fed now and he hid

 

[Slevin007]

try feeding early in the morning when lights are off and evening when the lights are off. LRS food and TDO btw

Thank you I will absolutely try that

 

[Slevin007]

Shut the lights off around 4 today and will keep them low tomorrow to see if that helps at all

 

[andyman]

had the same issue. Mine seems to prefer Rod's food (frozen original). He seems to like something in it. Wouldn't touch frozen mysis (spits it out). Same with brine shrimp.

 

[Slevin007]

had the same issue. Mine seems to prefer Rod's food (frozen original). He seems to like something in it. Wouldn't touch frozen mysis (spits it out). Same with brine shrimp.

Yeah this has me perplexed honestly. Got some LRS and TDO today but he just swims around and looks at it. Very strange.

 

[Alisa_Kellers_Reef]

They are shy mine used to eat when lights are out. But she is my little Ham now