Lyretail anthias not eating

[cdemoss01]

Hello,
I bought a anthias about a few days ago. From my lfs. It was in the store for a while and I don't think it is sick in any way. I've had it in the tank for about A week I bought it last Thursday and it still will not eat. It ate 1 nyos pallet but that's about it. It won't eat consistently. I don't understand why. Should I start panicking about this? What do I do about this? Because it acts like it's going to eat and then swims away. What do I do?
#fishmedic
@Jay Hemdal
@vetteguy53081

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello,
I bought a anthias about a few days ago. From my lfs. It was in the store for a while and I don't think it is sick in any way. I've had it in the tank for about A week I bought it last Thursday and it still will not eat. It ate 1 nyos pallet but that's about it. It won't eat consistently. I don't understand why. Should I start panicking about this? What do I do about this? Because it acts like it's going to eat and then swims away. What do I do?
#fishmedic
@Jay Hemdal
@vetteguy53081

While they may not eat right away, Will need pics of the fish under bright white light intensity.
Is fish breathing normal or labored?
Any aggression you may have noticed?

 

[fishguy242]

Try brine,flake ?

 

[cdemoss01]

Hello,
I bought a anthias about a few days ago. From my lfs. It was in the store for a while and I don't think it is sick in any way. I've had it in the tank for about A week I bought it last Thursday and it still will not eat. It ate 1 nyos pallet but that's about it. It won't eat consistently. I don't understand why. Should I start panicking about this? What do I do about this? Because it acts like it's going to eat and then swims away. What do I do?
#fishmedic
@Jay Hemdal
@vetteguy53081

While they may not eat right away, Will need pics of the fish under bright white light intensity.
Is fish breathing normal or labored?
Any aggression you may have noticed?

Normal breathing. No aggression

 

[cdemoss01]

Try brine,flake ?

I'll try flakes.

 

[Biokabe]

What have you been offering it? How do you feed it?

 

[Rob A]

They feed in the water column try grinding the flake up a little and/or try mysis. When I feed flake I always mix it with it with water and squirt it into the column with a baster that seem to work pretty good for me.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hello,
I bought a anthias about a few days ago. From my lfs. It was in the store for a while and I don't think it is sick in any way. I've had it in the tank for about A week I bought it last Thursday and it still will not eat. It ate 1 nyos pallet but that's about it. It won't eat consistently. I don't understand why. Should I start panicking about this? What do I do about this? Because it acts like it's going to eat and then swims away. What do I do?
#fishmedic
@Jay Hemdal
@vetteguy53081

I would try more natural foods - live baby brine shrimp (but you’d have to hatch that) or chopped up frozen mysid shrimp.

 

[cdemoss01]

Hello,
I bought a anthias about a few days ago. From my lfs. It was in the store for a while and I don't think it is sick in any way. I've had it in the tank for about A week I bought it last Thursday and it still will not eat. It ate 1 nyos pallet but that's about it. It won't eat consistently. I don't understand why. Should I start panicking about this? What do I do about this? Because it acts like it's going to eat and then swims away. What do I do?
#fishmedic
@Jay Hemdal
@vetteguy53081

I would try more natural foods - live baby brine shrimp (but you’d have to hatch that) or chopped up frozen mysid shrimp.

Would LRS frozen work.

 

[cdemoss01]

What have you been offering it? How do you feed it?

NYOS pellets and frozen LRS

 

[cdemoss01]

They feed in the water column try grinding the flake up a little and/or try mysis. When I feed flake I always mix it with it with water and squirt it into the column with a baster that seem to work pretty good for me.

Will do.

 

[cdemoss01]

@Jay Hemdal how long do you think she has left before death? Considering she has only eaten a bit. She sits in my powerhead stream all day

 

[cdemoss01]

I put flakes in the tank. She woke up and opened her mouth really wide. The flakes were super small. Possibly sucking them in?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Would LRS frozen work.

LRS fish frenzy good. Still need a pic or two

 

[Tcook]

Live brine, chopped mysis, and PE calanus

 

[cdemoss01]

LRS fish frenzy good. Still need a pic or two

I will try. She seemed like she ate not long ago. Opening her mouth extremely wide when I put micro flakes in there. I could barely see them. Tank is lights out however I know where she's sleeping and I will do my best to get a photo

 

[cdemoss01]

Here are the best photos I can get at the time. I can try switching to manual on my reefLEDS to get a white light photo.

 

[cdemoss01]

Here are the best photos I can get at the time. I can try switching to manual on my reefLEDS to get a white light photo.

Apologies. I forgot to add the only photo that did send is her poop. She pooped white stringy stuff?

 

[cdemoss01]

Here is a photo I could get. Not the best

 

[cdemoss01]

And another. The brown is from earlier mantinence I apologize.