Juvi Yellow Belly Regal

[spartanman22]

Hey All,

I have a Juvi Yellow Belly Regal that I've had for a couple months now. He's about 2.5 - 3" and doing well. Very active and outgoing. I have a minor concern though, he will only eat pellets. I had a wild caught multibar angel that wouldn't eat so I went through the following foods with him:

• TDO Pellets - xsmall, small and medium
• Spectrum Pellets - small and medium
• Frozen Baby Brine (Hikari and San Francisco Bay)
• Frozen Cyclopods (Hikari)
• Frozen Artemia (Hikari)
• Frozen Marine Angel Mix (Hikari)
• Frozen Angel and Butterfly (San Francisco Bay Brand)
• Frozen Spirulina Brine (Hikari)
• Frozen Spirulina Mysis (Hikari)
• PE Mysis (Piscine)
• Frozen Rotifers (Hikari)
• Frozen Ocean Plankton (Hikari)
• Frozen Mega Marine Algae (Hikari)
• Frozen Bloodworms (Hikari)
• Frozen LRS Herbivore Blend
• Frozen Clams
• Live Clams
• Live Brine Shrimp
• Live Copepods
• Live Sponges
• Fresh roe
• Masstick - powder and pre-formed

Basically any food I could find I tried. My tanks phosphates are really punihsing me for all this food! Unfortunately, the multibar eventually passed after not eating anything. The Regal will eat any pellet food I try, which is good, but should I be concerned he's not interested in any meaty foods? He did love the live bloodworms, they're just not as readily available. So when I can get them I do, but not always a guarantee.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Sometimes it's a conditioning thing, however even if it is just pellets it's better than no food at all.

Have you tried any food additives such as Selcon or Vitachem?

 

[spartanman22]

Yes I do soak a lot of the foods in selcon, and occasionally will use garlic guard.