My Punciatto Butterfly I don't see it eating, feeding Brine Shrimp, everyone is eating but butterfly seems to just swim and not eat, help?

[Gettie]

Does anyone have any suggestions, brine shrimp it turns it nose up , help been around 2 days now or maybe 3 days not seen eating , swimming around fine and looks great but not eating ?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Does anyone have any suggestions, brine shrimp it turns it nose up , help been around 2 days now or maybe 3 days not seen eating , swimming around fine and looks great but not eating ?

Do you mean Chaetodon punctatofasciatus?

Those are a bit variable in their hardiness in aquariums.

Was it eating before you got it?
What size is it?
Do you know where it was collected?

Have you tried live baby brine shrimp?
If you have access to live black worms (tubifex) you can try that.
You also might try live clams/mussels on the half shell.

Jay

 

[Gettie]

Do you mean Chaetodon punctatofasciatus?

Those are a bit variable in their hardiness in aquariums.

Was it eating before you got it?
What size is it?
Do you know where it was collected?

Have you tried live baby brine shrimp?
If you have access to live black worms (tubifex) you can try that.
You also might try live clams/mussels on the half shell.

Jay

Ordered on line from Reef Beauties Medium Size, Indo Pacific and will try to get a mussels of half shell if I can find any. I live in the Mountains so fresh seafood in very hard to obtain. I can try hatching baby brine shrimp

 

[Gettie]

Orgin Indo Pacific

Do you mean Chaetodon punctatofasciatus?

Those are a bit variable in their hardiness in aquariums.

Was it eating before you got it?
What size is it?
Do you know where it was collected?

Have you tried live baby brine shrimp?
If you have access to live black worms (tubifex) you can try that.
You also might try live clams/mussels on the half shell.

Jay

Thank you used garlic and clam on half shell and is eating, what a relief, thanks so much

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Orgin Indo Pacific

Thank you used garlic and clam on half shell and is eating, what a relief, thanks so much

It may have just needed some time to settle in.

Jay