Fish not eating

malx · 09/11/2018, 09:13 PM

Hi, All.

I've gotten two captive bread blenneys (striped one and grey with yellow tail one) and neither of them are eating. Both won't go after any food at all. They were added on Sunday. Didn't QT these guys against my better judgement just because I was able to observe them for 5 days after they were shipped and looked healthy.

They are very active, swimming around, and the last two nights they slept in the same spots they found for themselves.

I feed
Mysis
Brine
Ocean Plankton
Pods/Rotifers
Krill
Mega Marine Angel
Bloodworms
and Flakes

Let me know how long you think I should keep trying. I'm thinking they will get hungry eventually.

DreadCapn · 09/12/2018, 03:44 PM

If they continue to not eat, try a different herbivore food like Mega Marine Algae or frozen spirulina - you might have to shred it up beforehand.

You might also try pellets. I know that SA Clowns gave me fits because pellets were the only things they recognized as food.

malx · 09/12/2018, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DreadCapn

If they continue to not eat, try a different herbivore food like Mega Marine Algae or frozen spirulina - you might have to shred it up beforehand.

You might also try pellets. I know that SA Clowns gave me fits because pellets were the only things they recognized as food.

Thanks for the tips! I actually tried live brine shrimp today and they ate. So I guess they were never migrated onto frozen. Luckily, I have a phyto culture I was going to use for rotifers, I went to the store, got some brine, and its in there now breeding so I can ween them off.

The things we do for our fish.

And that F**K bit me when I put him in. My damn arm was sore for a day.

khan_man · 09/15/2018, 01:31 PM

I'm also looking into getting a bicolor blenny and I hope to not run into a feeding issue, but I read that they do eat alge so Definetly try alge as food

Rover88 · 09/17/2018, 07:02 AM

QT is important.

Its both a chance to observe the fish and insulate your display, and a chance to make sure they are eating. Its less stressful then dropping them into an unknown environment filled with other fish competing for food, then having their own quiet environment for getting fat and healthy.

Hopefully you are just experiencing fish-anxiety, and they'll eat once they figure out their place in the pecking order.

09/11/2018, 09:13 PM	#1
malx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,324	Fish not eating Hi, All. I've gotten two captive bread blenneys (striped one and grey with yellow tail one) and neither of them are eating. Both won't go after any food at all. They were added on Sunday. Didn't QT these guys against my better judgement just because I was able to observe them for 5 days after they were shipped and looked healthy. They are very active, swimming around, and the last two nights they slept in the same spots they found for themselves. I feed Mysis Brine Ocean Plankton Pods/Rotifers Krill Mega Marine Angel Bloodworms and Flakes Let me know how long you think I should keep trying. I'm thinking they will get hungry eventually.

09/12/2018, 03:44 PM	#2
DreadCapn Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tennessee Posts: 82	If they continue to not eat, try a different herbivore food like Mega Marine Algae or frozen spirulina - you might have to shred it up beforehand. You might also try pellets. I know that SA Clowns gave me fits because pellets were the only things they recognized as food. __________________ 92g corner, 40b sump, 40b refugium Avast Pegleg Skimmer

09/15/2018, 01:31 PM	#4
khan_man Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sugar land, TX Posts: 6	I'm also looking into getting a bicolor blenny and I hope to not run into a feeding issue, but I read that they do eat alge so Definetly try alge as food

09/17/2018, 07:02 AM	#5
Rover88 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 590	QT is important. Its both a chance to observe the fish and insulate your display, and a chance to make sure they are eating. Its less stressful then dropping them into an unknown environment filled with other fish competing for food, then having their own quiet environment for getting fat and healthy. Hopefully you are just experiencing fish-anxiety, and they'll eat once they figure out their place in the pecking order.