[bugaboo]

I have just added my first two real fish both of which my daughter wanted. I purchased a percula clown and a royal gramma. I put then in the tank two days ago and the clownfish is still not interested with any food I put in front of him. The Gramma is eating just fine as well as the chromis I have. The clownfish seems to be swimming fine and does not appear to be stressed in any way just won't eat. I did purchase a different clown about four weeks ago and it didn't make it. died in 24 hours and I don't know why. When I put the first clown in it found a currrent and stayed. I think it stressed itself out. Please help I don't want to loose another.

[jvharding]

Waht are you feeding Your fish? Soaking Food in garlic helps Finicky fish eat better. There is a product called kent Extreme Garlic you could try this with frozen food.

[plecosword]

have you tested your water? maybe your tank is not big or something.

[bugaboo]

I have tried flake and frozen brine shrimp. did not know about the garlic of course I won't be able to get my hands on anything like that until Monday. How long without feeding can this clown go.

[bugaboo]

all tests are fine nitrates, nitrites, ammonia, phosphates, ph, hardness, everything reads good. Is there a home remedy in feeding this little guy maybe something I can get my hands on today. The kent garlic is a good idea just can't do it know.

[bugaboo]

The other problem is getting him to eat before the other fish get everthing chromis are pigs and eat fast. I also have a couple of peppermint shrimp and when anything hits the sand bed it's gone. the tank size is 50 gal. 70lbs live rock.

[rlcline76]

It is not normal for clownfish not to eat, they are damsels and damsels are pigs! You should try a variety of foods, they'll eat just about anything. Other than that, I am wondering if this fish has a nasty tummy ache, he might be constipated for all we know. I am guessing that you did not quarantine your fish. This could become a problem if this fish dies in the tank and has some internal parasite.

[Kilmory]

Try grinding up your flake food into dust. It seems to work when they are small, they only go for small food.

[plecosword]

Not too dusty that they cant see it. Make it bite size

[rlcline76]

So did it start eating? It has been a month.

[navydude]

What are you feeding the clown? I find that mine LOVE brine shrimp

[neffin]

my clownfishes eat artemias... they dont like the other stuffs i have...

not even the flakes...

but i do try to introduce to them ney foodstuffs...

try the one day old artemias