Naso not eating
- Thread starter gunn55
- Start date
- Location
- Cliffside Park, NJ
Was he eating where you bought it from?
That's the problem I bought two fish and I asked to feed them both, the store was busy and they feed the the first fish only. He got pulled away about three times and I forgot all about the Naso feeding until I got home and the light went off.
I told my wife that I wonder if he kept going away for a reason and she said I just don't trust anyone, LOL
Anyway that's my story.
I told my wife that I wonder if he kept going away for a reason and she said I just don't trust anyone, LOL
Anyway that's my story.
- Location
- The Big City
Can you give some info on the size of the Naso, tank size and what else you have in the tank. Naso need a good size tank and open space to swim around in.
- Location
- Cliffside Park, NJ
The reason why I ask is because a couple of months ago I bought a huge Blonde Naso from a LFS and the same thing happened to me. They told me that he had just eaten and that's why it wasn't eating when they fed it for me. I trusted these guys and took him home only for it to starve itself to death cause it wouldn't eat anything. How big is the fish?
- Location
- The Big City
At this point the best thing to do is just leave the fish alone and keep some Nori or Romaine on a clip and hopefully it will start to eat. Check your water conditions to make sure everything is on the up and up too.
A couple of things you should always do before purchase a fish. First make sure it's eating and not just brine shrimp. Make sure the fish is swimming and acting normal in the tank, not rubbing against rocks or hanging out near the top of the tank. Also check the color of the fish, it shouldn't be very dark or washed out. Finally ask how long they've had the fish. If possible you don't want to get a fish that just came in, as it's probably stress out, and now you're going to move it to another tank, which will only stress it out more.
Very important, you should Quarantine all your fish before you place them in your main tank.
A couple of things you should always do before purchase a fish. First make sure it's eating and not just brine shrimp. Make sure the fish is swimming and acting normal in the tank, not rubbing against rocks or hanging out near the top of the tank. Also check the color of the fish, it shouldn't be very dark or washed out. Finally ask how long they've had the fish. If possible you don't want to get a fish that just came in, as it's probably stress out, and now you're going to move it to another tank, which will only stress it out more.
Very important, you should Quarantine all your fish before you place them in your main tank.
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