new lyretail anthias

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i just picked up 3 female lyretail anthias yesterday and they have still yet to eat anything. i tried brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, flakes, and pellets. id this normal since they are new to the tank or should i be worried?
 
i just picked up 3 female lyretail anthias yesterday and they have still yet to eat anything. i tried brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, flakes, and pellets. id this normal since they are new to the tank or should i be worried?
Happened to me also. My two were very very picky eaters. Two weeks and they would ignore every food, or eat it and spit it out. I tried many things. Finally I bought copepods and reef plankton, and they gobbled it up and from then on they started experimenting with other foods and now they eat mysis and almost anything else
 
I started my lyrtails on newly hatched baby brine, I feed at the same times every day so new fish get used to the schedule pretty quick, in a few days I was able to introduce prepared foods and they ate it.

And then soon they will beg like you never knew a fish could beg.
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 6 33.3%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 3 16.7%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 3 16.7%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 5 27.8%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 4 22.2%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 4 22.2%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 1 5.6%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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