New snowflake clowns

jpontier212 · Jun 25, 2016

I just got a pair of snowflake clownfish for my nano cube. It hasn't cycled yet but I'm preparing the livestock list. They are in my QT right now and are looking great but haven't eaten. Is there something that i can give them to entice them to eat? I fed mysis shrimp and were not interested. I wanted to ask because i don't want them to starve to death. They seem very young. About an inch long each

kevindo123 · Jun 25, 2016

They may not eat for the first couple of days in a new tank. That is normal.

Try feeding them the same food they feed them at the LFS (or wherever you got them).

or you can try the below:
1. formula one (small pellets).
2. reef nutrition roe (fish eggs).

jpontier212 · Jun 25, 2016

@melypr1985 @Humblefish

fishyguy · Jun 25, 2016

I'd try some NLS pellets, but definitely give it a day. If they don't eat mysis tomorrow pick up some pellet food and if that's miss maybe try a homemade frozen mix.

jsker · Jun 25, 2016

Baby brine shrimp. The months are tiny and they need small meaty food to get them going. My Maroon is about 2" now and she still goes for the small stuff.

Diesel · Jun 25, 2016

PE Mysis will do the tric.
What is all that white stuff in your tank?

Lonely reefer's · Jun 25, 2016

Take ~ a week before they start to eat & mush mysis shrimp to small micron particles

TwelveL16 · Jun 25, 2016

looks like air bubbles

Diesel said:
PE Mysis will do the tric.
What is all that white stuff in your tank?

melypr1985 · Jun 25, 2016

Just about any meaty food will work. If they are refusing try adding some garlic to the food first. Just do this long enough to get them eating reliably then stop the garlic. You can branch out from the frozen foods into others after they are eating easily