New False Percs Not Eating

[SnakeEyes27]

I purchased 2 tank raised false percs friday and havent been able to get them to eat yet. The clowns appear to be in good health and were bought from AquaHut in Coram (who I've only had good experiences with). They appear in good health, but I didnt see them eat (they were in a tank with ~15 -20 other clowns and I was told were already fed).

So far I have tried frozen mysis shrimp & spirulina, small extreme pellets, and formula one flakes both (all on their own and soaked in garlic guard). Yesterday I did a 15% water change just in case that was an issue. Assuming I can't get them eating tonight I will post the new parameters (note, my GSP frogspawn and zoas have been doing great and growing so I didnt think water quality was an issue).

After 4 days, could they still be stressed from the move? I was thinking about buying some live mysis or brine shrimp and maybe some live blood worms to see if i can get them started. Any ideas?

 

[Euroreefer]

Try Ora Glo, the clownfish go nuts for it.

 

[SnakeEyes27]

Thanks, read a little about it and it sounds good. Called New World, NY Aquarium Service and Petco but no one had it. Any store accessible by subway sell it or do you order it online?

 

[SnakeEyes27]

So the fish still haven't eaten. But last night they began to pursue the food and one of the false percs had a pellet in its mouth then spit it out.

Any recommendations? It will be 6 days without eating tonight.

 

[Euroreefer]

Wonderful world of fish sells it,and so does NY aquarium service

 

[SnakeEyes27]

Thanks. I called NY Aquarium Service but they said they didnt carry it. Been waiting for WWOF to open (b/c of summer hours) so Ill definitely call them today.

 

[morphiii]

Get some brine shrimp from Petland, and feed him together with some marine one flakes. That should get them started.

 

[SnakeEyes27]

Picked up the ORA Glo fron NY Aquarium service but still no luck. The fish spit it out....

 

[Gene0514]

do they have white poop?
cuz that can be a sign of internal parasites

 

[SnakeEyes27]

do they have white poop?
cuz that can be a sign of internal parasites

They have clear and long (relative to their size) poop

 

[SnakeEyes27]

The smaller of the fish ate a pellet of ORA glow today and then nawed and spit out another one several times.

The larger of the two fish doesn't actively pursue the food. Parasite or do you think it is simply b/c it can fast longer?

 

[mray]

I think it's normal for clowns to go for days without eating. Try hatching brine shrimp for them. If I was back at home, I'd hatch some for you.

 

[SnakeEyes27]

I'm worried i wont be able to get them off live food. Hopefully tomorrow the little guy will eat 2 pellets.

Its been 7 days now, if someone thinks this is the wrong approach please let me know.

 

[SnakeEyes27]

Tried bood worms today (couldnt find any live brine or mysis shrimp) 9th day and still no luck...

 

[SnakeEyes27]

In the interest of closing this thread:

After 11 days the little guy began actively pursuing frozen mysis shrimp and eating & after 12 the bigger guy did the same.