First fish is here

DmitryB · Jul 6, 2026

mfinn said:
Any chance there is a local store with tigger pods or live adult brine shrimp?

Sadly nope. The nearest real LFS is at least 80 miles away.

Why adult and not baby brine shrimp?

DmitryB · Jul 6, 2026

Sadly no LFS anywhere near me. 80+ miles would be the closest. Why adult live brine shrimp?

mfinn · Jul 6, 2026

DmitryB said:
Sadly nope. The nearest real LFS is at least 80 miles away.

Why adult and not baby brine shrimp?

Bigger food, moves more and might stimulate a feeding response.
When I have new fish in quarantine and am weaning them off of the live foods I get and going to frozen mysis and frozen brine, I thaw it and drop small amounts in the stream of a powerhead. Make the food look like it's alive and moving. Helps with the feeding stimulus response.

Can't hurt to try newly hatched brine.

littlefoxx · Jul 6, 2026

Post a picture! Ive seen biota angels in stores, Im sure it looks like a dot in the tank

DmitryB · Jul 6, 2026

mfinn said:
DmitryB said:

Sadly nope. The nearest real LFS is at least 80 miles away.

Why adult and not baby brine shrimp?

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Bigger food, moves more and might stimulate a feeding response.
When I have new fish in quarantine and am weaning them off of the live foods I get and going to frozen mysis and frozen brine, I thaw it and drop small amounts in the stream of a powerhead. Make the food look like it's alive and moving. Helps with the feeding stimulus response.

Can't hurt to try newly hatched brine.

I've been doing the same with the frozen brine and mysis, dropping them in front of powerheads. The shrimp enjoys it! I'm not even sure the Coral Beauty sees it.

I ordered a Wyze cam so I can spy on the tank when I'm not home. I wonder if he comes out while I'm at work.

I'll do a batch of baby brine and see if that works. Maybe I'll keep a bunch of the baby brine around and raise them for a bit if it's not a hassle.