What can I feed my scooter blenny

[ebushrow]

I know you can get frozen daphnia...had good luck personally with that. There is also frozen plankton...also contains a lot of good things...but with all frozen food, high phosphates are a challenge. There is a thread on here (R2R) about an automatic brine shrimp feeding box, newly hatched brine shrimp ( when they are actually nutritious) are released and the scooters and mandarins learn fast where it is and eat at a station that way so you can observe them better for isdues as well.

 

[ReefFreak@]

What's a se fish? Nope people keep it at 1.026 it's more important to keep steady parameters rather trying to chase a number

 

[NanaReefer]

Return the fish to the store. Until your tank matures and your more educated on keeping this special needs Dragonet. Trust me, I speak from first hand knowledge. It is better to not have then have and be responsible for watching it starve to death

 

[Mike628]

OK thanks for all the help and ReefFreak@ I meant some other fish that is purple

 

[ReefFreak@]

Ok got you, keep me posted on the little guy

 

[Mike628]

OK I just scrubbed my tank he is wigged out just cuz I scrubbed it. Do u want me to send u pic of my tank

 

[Mike628]

Ok got you, keep me posted on the little guy

I wanted to let u know I put in some brine shrimp and he seems to like them better than the pods.

 

[Mike628]

I was wanting to let u know ReefFreak@

 

[ReefFreak@]

Thanks for the update! I'm glad to hear he's adapting, and I also would like to see your tank.

 

[Mike628]

OK I will send u a pic I'm not at home now but I will send one when I get a chance.

 

[Paul87]

I had really good luck using NutraMar Ova frozen prawn roe with dragonets. Its worth a shot for a frozen food. The "scooters" usually aren't as picky as the mandarins, and are usually easier to wean onto frozen foods. Brine shrimp is a good option for a live food though, besides pods. Good luck with your scooter.

 

[Mike628]

Thanks for the help

 

[mps0813]

Agree with nanareefer. Dragonets like to scavenge on pods, fauna, etc that can only be found in an established aquarium. Start with live rock and lots of it... The little guy will surely whither away if you are attempting to target feed it a couple times a day. If you truly care about the health of your fish, I'd return it to the store you purchased it from and use the $$$ to buy a good book! Just my 2cents...

 

[ReefFreak@]

Agree with nanareefer. Dragonets like to scavenge on pods, fauna, etc that can only be found in an established aquarium. Start with live rock and lots of it... The little guy will surely whither away if you are attempting to target feed it a couple times a day. If you truly care about the health of your fish, I'd return it to the store you purchased it from and use the $$$ to buy a good book! Just my 2cents...

The only downer is he got it from petco, i know it will starve there, if he says he getting it to feed thats a whole lot better than petco in my book.

 

[Mike628]

Same her cuz Petco has a lot of unhealthy looking fish when I dropped in the brine shrimp he ate a couple of a couple then he started swing around attack

 

[ReefFreak@]

I think you will be ok.

 

[Mike628]

OK thank you so much for a all the help I will send u a pic in the morning of my tank after I finish getting it cleaned

 

[ReefFreak@]

Don't worry about thats the reason i joined reef2reef!

 

[Mike628]

Cool I joined to get advice and see pictures

 

[ReefFreak@]

Pictures are defiantly a bonus. Heres my frogspawn