clown fish isn't eating

[susie&jeran]

I've just now realized that I have never seen my Percula Clownfish(wild) eat since I bought him about a week to 2 weeks ago. He looks healthy even though he just hangs out in one corner. Everyone else is eating just fine. We check our water quite often and everything always turns out ok. We even took a sample to our LFS and let them test it and they said it was fine. Our latest results are:
Nitrites 0
Nitrate 0-5
Ammonia 0
Ph 8.0
Temp 78
Any tips/suggestions? Maybe try feeding him a different food? If so, what do you guys suggest?

 

[browniebuck]

I would suggest trying a different food, at least. I do know that it is more difficult to get a wild specimen acclimated than it is for one that is aquacultured. I just put two aquacultured ocellaris clowns in my wifes tank and I saw them eating within hours.
Just curious...what made you choose the wild versus aquacultured (especially with the availability of the percula in both forms)?

 

[susie&jeran]

No real reason really. We saw him, we liked him, we did our research, we got him. Any suggestions on what we could try feeding him or how to get him adjusted better?

 

[dmjordan]

try some live brine shrimp. not good for a perminent food but sometimes they will take to live foods then you will need to slowly introduce the idea of prepared foods.

 

[susie&jeran]

I just bought some Frozen Mysis Shrimp, so maybe that'll work. If not, then I'll try the live brine. Thanks

 

[scotts]

You could also try soaking the food in garlic extract. This really gets them into the feeding frenzy.

 

[susie&jeran]

Sadly my little clown didn't make it through the night. I couldn't get him interested in the mysis shrimp at all - I think for now on I'll stay away from the wild clownfish - too much trouble and heartache.