Clown Fish not eating....Help

[blueram]

Hi everybody
I bought a pair of False percula clown fish last Thursday and I was very excited about it but one died yesterday so I have only 1 left. Both fish looked very ehalthy but they never accepted any food since day 1.
I have tried different types of food with no luck. The remaining Clown fish looks healthy but is not eating. I feel sad for the poor fish, he must be starving but perhaps he is too stressed out or too scared.
I think that the day I bought them they had just arrived, so the were fresh off the boat. I know that I should not have bought them but it is too late now. I wonder if there is anything I can do to help this little guy. When I tried to fee him, he took some food in his mouth but spits it right out.
Any help? Advice?

Thanks in advance

 

[lion_crazz]

He may have internal parasites.
Are they wild clowns or tank raised?
Did you watch them eat in the pet store?
Have you tried feeding any live foods like live brine to try and entice him to eat?

 

[blueram]

I think they are wild caught and no I din't watch them eating at the store.....I know this was a big mistake. I haven't tried feed him live brine shrimp or any other type of live food........

 

[lion_crazz]

Okay, well three things then.
In the future, absolutely make sure a fish is eating in the LFS before taking him home. If they are not eating, you should not purchase it because it probably is not healthy. There could be various reasons why it is not eating. It could have been caught with cyanide, it may have internal parasites, or it could just be stressed or unhealthy.
Secondly, when buying clowns, tank raised clowns will be so much healthier and hardier. I would not even consider buying a wild caught clown because most times, they are not healthy and they often times have brooklynella.
For now, I would get some live brine and try to entice him that way to begin eating.

 

[blueram]

I have tried frozen mysis shrimp, he takes some but spits it right out almos immediately. Somebody suggested me to get some Kent Marine Garlix Xtreme Additive to entice him to accept food. what do you think about that? have you tried it?
I will try to get live brine shrimp....wish me good luck.
Thanks for all your help.

 

[lion_crazz]

The garlic will work if he is not looking at the food. If he is taking it in and spitting it out, the garlic will not really do anything. I do like using garlic though, and is a good habit to get into.
Good luck on finding the shrimp!!