I have a hard time getting my fish on mysis. They currently take nothing but brine, which is 10 times less nutritious based on my research. will something like Selcon or Garlic Xtreme help them transition to mysis?
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From what I know, Garlic Xtreme will help a fish transition to new food. I think it also depends on how long you’ve been feeding Mysis. For me, with pellets I needed to be persistent and after 4-5 days one fish ate one, then the others followed.I have a hard time getting my fish on mysis. They currently take nothing but brine, which is 10 times less nutritious based on my research. will something like Selcon or Garlic Xtreme help them transition to mysis?
It can for sure If your fish are into it. I've only found one picky eater ever responding to garlic.. I would be soaking my mysis in with the brine. Get that smell all over them. If they start eating the mysis with three brine, wein them over a little at a time.I have a hard time getting my fish on mysis. They currently take nothing but brine, which is 10 times less nutritious based on my research. will something like Selcon or Garlic Xtreme help them transition to mysis?
Keep trying... and spirulina mysis are more nutritious (gut fed) than plain mysisI have a hard time getting my fish on mysis. They currently take nothing but brine, which is 10 times less nutritious based on my research. will something like Selcon or Garlic Xtreme help them transition to mysis?
Lol same here garlic didn’t change some of my fishes appetite at all. I thought I was somewhat alone because so many people swear by garlic.It can for sure If your fish are into it. I've only found one picky eater ever responding to garlic.. I would be soaking my mysis in with the brine. Get that smell all over them. If they start eating the mysis with three brine, wein them over a little at a time.
Just like humans I think it's also individual. Half of my fish will wreck a sheet of purple nori, The other half don't even look at it. Most of my tangs won't touch it.Lol same here garlic didn’t change some of my fishes appetite at all. I thought I was somewhat alone because so many people swear by garlic.
Yeah very true sometimes fish just have no interest like we do. Most of my fish love mysis but my gramma won’t touch it no matter whatJust like humans I think it's also individual. Half of my fish will wreck a sheet of purple nori, The other half don't even look at it. Most of my tangs won't touch it.
Lol same here garlic didn’t change some of my fishes appetite at all. I thought I was somewhat alone because so many people swear by garlic.
It can for sure If your fish are into it. I've only found one picky eater ever responding to garlic.. I would be soaking my mysis in with the brine. Get that smell all over them. If they start eating the mysis with three brine, wein them over a little at a time.
Just an extension to this comment; my fish really like mysis but will go absolutely crazy for cyclopods idk what it is they love it so if you’re finding they won’t eat mysis, maybe try something dissimilar.I guess the other relevant question here is What else will they eat? Have you tried out a varied assortment and seen what they also might respond to?
I guess the other relevant question here is What else will they eat? Have you tried out a varied assortment and seen what they also might respond to?
they love adult brine and also prime reef flake. they wont take pelletsI guess the other relevant question here is What else will they eat? Have you tried out a varied assortment and seen what they also might respond to?
Have you tried mixing the mysis and brine and feeding them both at once?I have a hard time getting my fish on mysis. They currently take nothing but brine, which is 10 times less nutritious based on my research. will something like Selcon or Garlic Xtreme help them transition to mysis?
I went from Sally's to PE because PE has a better reputation in terms of nutrition factsWhat type of mysis do you use? I feed my tank with PE frozen mysis shrimp and all the inhabitants of my tank love it.
thanksI have two tangs and one refused to eat mysis, pellets and fresh shrimp/clams I would make. It only ever ate spirulina brine shrimp and nori.
I kept mixing in the food and over time, 8 months to be exact, my yellow tang just finally started eating more than just the brineshrimp.
He now eats pellets which I only feed occasionally and if the pieces are small enough, he'll eat mysis and my frozen mix.
No coaxing with any additive just time and patience.
Good luck with your fish.
I'll check it outYou could try mixing the brine and mysis together. I’ve also had good results with Garlic Guard.
Everyone spouts out garlic because they think it makes them look like they know something that others don't. Years ago it was "feed garlic to cure ich".so many people swear by garlic.
In my experience, mysis products with garlic in them seem to make my fish a little more excited but I really don’t like the misleading claim that it wards off Ich and even Velvet. A fish that is eating will not cure it of Ich and may only ward it off for a while and even still that may be due to fish itself, not the food it’s eating.Everyone spouts out garlic because they think it makes them look like they know something that others don't. Years ago it was "feed garlic to cure ich".