Need help with multibar angel

lcarnitine · 09/07/2018, 05:07 PM

I bought a Multibar Angel 2 days ago. I have not seen it eat. Can anyone offer advice on getting this beautiful fish to eat.

albano · 09/07/2018, 09:52 PM

Is it in QT or DT?

carrots · 09/08/2018, 08:43 AM

A difficult fish to get settled in and eating. I would rank it with Regals on that scale or worse. If not already in a QT tank get him in one and add some live rock and shelter and low lighting. Hopefully it will start eating soon. I have had some hold out for over a week without touching any foods. One never did and slowly starved to death. As you probably are aware from your research, this is a difficult fish to keep and requires a lot of work and care to get it settled in. Good luck.

caribfan · 09/08/2018, 05:59 PM

Quarantine is a must in my opinion. Try freshly open little neck clams.

lcarnitine · 09/11/2018, 04:37 PM

Yes The Fish is in QT, low lighting, seems fine but I have not seen it eat

lcarnitine · 09/11/2018, 04:39 PM

Yes I had luck in the past

lcarnitine · 09/11/2018, 04:39 PM

In QT for 60 Days

mike61289 · 09/11/2018, 05:39 PM

Try Nori on a clip. Most of my tricky feeders, multibar angels included, have fed on Nori initially before anything else.

lcarnitine · 09/12/2018, 05:41 PM

I will give it a try tomorrow

pfan151 · 10/06/2018, 02:17 PM

I agree with the clam suggestion. Usually most angels can’t resist taking a nip eventually and then they seem to move over to other foods pretty quickly.

alprazo · 10/06/2018, 06:48 PM

Yes. Live cracked clams, mussels, or oysters and maybe all three! If you have access to an Asian fish market, like China Town in NYC, fresh roe is the best IMO.

09/07/2018, 05:07 PM	#1
lcarnitine Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 19	Need help with multibar angel I bought a Multibar Angel 2 days ago. I have not seen it eat. Can anyone offer advice on getting this beautiful fish to eat.

09/07/2018, 09:52 PM	#2
albano SALTWATER since '73 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Katonah, NY/ San Fernando Ca./ Sea Isle City NJ Posts: 6,210	Is it in QT or DT? __________________ ______________________________________ Jan. '11 TOTM Manhattan Reefs Current Tank Info: 500g & 200g acrylic DTs/2 separate reef systems

09/08/2018, 05:59 PM	#4
caribfan Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,922	Quarantine is a must in my opinion. Try freshly open little neck clams. __________________ Matt Current Tank Info: 50 Breeder Quarantine Tank, 240 Miracles Finally up and running, 29 Biocube - AI Nano

09/11/2018, 05:39 PM	#8
mike61289 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 424	Try Nori on a clip. Most of my tricky feeders, multibar angels included, have fed on Nori initially before anything else. __________________ Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming swimming swimming. What do we do? We swim swim!

10/06/2018, 06:48 PM	#11
alprazo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,695 Blog Entries: 4	Yes. Live cracked clams, mussels, or oysters and maybe all three! If you have access to an Asian fish market, like China Town in NYC, fresh roe is the best IMO. __________________ NOT Moved on.

09/08/2018, 08:43 AM	#3
carrots Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Mendham, NJ USA Posts: 395	A difficult fish to get settled in and eating. I would rank it with Regals on that scale or worse. If not already in a QT tank get him in one and add some live rock and shelter and low lighting. Hopefully it will start eating soon. I have had some hold out for over a week without touching any foods. One never did and slowly starved to death. As you probably are aware from your research, this is a difficult fish to keep and requires a lot of work and care to get it settled in. Good luck.

09/11/2018, 04:37 PM	#5
lcarnitine Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 19	Yes The Fish is in QT, low lighting, seems fine but I have not seen it eat

09/11/2018, 04:39 PM	#6
lcarnitine Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 19	Yes I had luck in the past

09/12/2018, 05:41 PM	#9
lcarnitine Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 19	I will give it a try tomorrow

10/06/2018, 02:17 PM	#10
pfan151 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,897	I agree with the clam suggestion. Usually most angels can’t resist taking a nip eventually and then they seem to move over to other foods pretty quickly.