Pbt won't eat

Dashiki

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I got a pbt from divers den and he is not interested in any of the food I have tried.

Rn mysis
Hikari mysis
Form1 flake and pellet
Clam

He picks at the rocks all day and will eat red nori tied to a rock but seems not interested in anything and somewhat shy when feeding the other fish.

Amm and nitrite are zero
Nitrates are 1-5
Salinity 1.025
All and calc are all on point
Ph is 8.2

Tank is a 300dd
he has been in it for two weeks.
Any thoughts?
 

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Give him some time. Soak the nori in selcon and garlic. then let him get comfortable eating that good. Then start soaking all your other food in the same. He should start to identify the garlic smell with the food and will transfer to the other food in time. This is what works for me. Hope it does for you
 

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As long as he's eating nori and picking at the rocks he should be fine. Just keep an eye on his weight and like pgr said give him time. Shipping has to be very stressful for them. I'm not a fan of flying and I'm not even shoved into a box in pitch black for 10+ hours.
 

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