Melanurus Wrasse spitting out food

Mr. Manty · 01/29/2017, 11:43 AM

He is very good at finding bits of food on the sandbed, but he seems to spit out the food immediately!

He does this for hours. Constantly putting food in his mouth and spitting it out into little pieces.

I am feeding him Sera Marine Granules

CrayolaViolence · 01/29/2017, 06:27 PM

In my experiences, Melanarus wrasse prefer fresh foods like mysis shrimp and krill (small or shredded).

scooter31707 · 01/30/2017, 09:05 AM

The food might be too big for him. I would try some Mysis shrimp as mention above. Also may try some flake food. I have had good success with fish on New Life Spectrum pellets.

evolved · 01/30/2017, 12:44 PM

^ +1

It's either too large for the fish, or just not that tasty.

VoiceInTheDeser · 01/30/2017, 01:48 PM

Mine does this with pieces that are too large. He normally tears it up and swallows it eventually, but he might bite it and spit it out a few times before he gets a mouth-sized bite torn off.

Mr. Manty · 01/30/2017, 06:41 PM

Well considering i have NEVER seen him NOT spit out the food, i am guessing its just not that tasty to him as he would eventually get around to some small pieces after dissentigrating so many pellets with his mouth.

I will buy some mysis tomorrow and update you guys! Thank you!

01/29/2017, 11:43 AM	#1
Mr. Manty Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 194	Melanurus Wrasse spitting out food He is very good at finding bits of food on the sandbed, but he seems to spit out the food immediately! He does this for hours. Constantly putting food in his mouth and spitting it out into little pieces. I am feeding him Sera Marine Granules

01/29/2017, 06:27 PM	#2
CrayolaViolence Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,867	In my experiences, Melanarus wrasse prefer fresh foods like mysis shrimp and krill (small or shredded). __________________ "The good thing about science is that it's true whether you believe it or not." Neil deGrasse Tyson Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef tank

01/30/2017, 12:44 PM	#4
evolved Wrasse Nut Join Date: May 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,047	^ +1 It's either too large for the fish, or just not that tasty. __________________ - Hunter Hammond

01/30/2017, 01:48 PM	#5
VoiceInTheDeser Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 286	Mine does this with pieces that are too large. He normally tears it up and swallows it eventually, but he might bite it and spit it out a few times before he gets a mouth-sized bite torn off. __________________ When I registered my name, I typed "Voiceinthedesert." I didn't notice the character limit cut me off at the r. Now I walk around with this silly name... Current Tank Info: 120 LPS

01/30/2017, 09:05 AM	#3
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	The food might be too big for him. I would try some Mysis shrimp as mention above. Also may try some flake food. I have had good success with fish on New Life Spectrum pellets.

01/30/2017, 06:41 PM	#6
Mr. Manty Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 194	Well considering i have NEVER seen him NOT spit out the food, i am guessing its just not that tasty to him as he would eventually get around to some small pieces after dissentigrating so many pellets with his mouth. I will buy some mysis tomorrow and update you guys! Thank you!