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post #1 of 6
12/29/02 at 3:26am
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i just recently purchased a racoon butterfly fish and put him in my 90 gallon. He is really active and swims back and forth all day. He's in with a bluehead wrasse and a baby clown trigger. So far i saw the butterfly nibble at the rock the first hour of the introducement. But after that i have tried flake pellets clams silversides formula two brine live brine mysis shrimp and he wont touch a thing. I put some live plants in the tank and still wont touch them. any suggestions?
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post #2 of 6
12/29/02 at 3:36am
hes new..........he has to get comfortable

its like purchasing a new fish and all it does is hide right away.

give him time he'll get hungry
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post #3 of 6
12/29/02 at 11:24am
Leopard Shark.........

I agree with Travis, besides me having a Racoon Butterfly myself. He did the same thing. Mine seems to like frozen brine, he tears it up. Although he took about a week to get really comfortable. Be patient, good luck !
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post #4 of 6
12/29/02 at 11:39pm
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i didnt see the butterfly eat but i was told that it was eating mysis. The butterfly now has signs of ich but it's undercontrol.i right now have cleaner shrimp taking care of it. i will wait a while and if he doesnt start eating in about a week im going to try to put an anemone in the tank. I heard that they barely refuse to eat the tentacles of anemones
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post #5 of 6
12/29/02 at 11:50pm
i also just bought a racoon butterfly. it been a week hes not eating. i try so to feed him anything but he wouldnt eat. so i let him starve for a week and then i go make my own fish food. tuna, clams, shirmp, musseles and chop them into little tiny pieces. after that i put it in frezer. the butterfly love it not only that all my fish eat it too
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post #6 of 6
1/29/12 at 5:07am

Racoon b. may take days to adjust to ur tank be aware by swimming around ur tank is a good sign. Your fish will eat. try mixing clam strips scallops shrimp algae flakes in a blender flatten mixture into sheet freeze use when needed. Also likes frozn mysis shrimp. they also love pellets and will eat mussels in the half shell.

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