Clownfish spitting out food

[tbomb]

I just had purchase two ocellaris clownfish and flasher wrasse 3 days ago. One is so small like booger size and the other one is kind a big like 1.5 inches. I have 3 different kind of food: mysis shrimp, NLS (1mm), and omega one pellets with garlic. I tried to feed them pellets (NLS), everyone is eating the pellet except for the bigger clownfish is spitting out its food. Yesterday I gave him mysis shrimp and I didn't see him eating it. I notice the omega one pellet is too big for my clownfishes and my wrasse doesn't like them. What should I do? When I purchased the clownfish, I notice the store fed him some fish flake. Should I fish flake? If so, what brand is good? Omega one?

 

[beth]

Try some quality frozen marine fish foods, or you may try to make your own fish food out of fresh seafood.

 

[lmforbis]

I use omega one flakes sometimes but not as a staple. You might call the fish store and ask them what they feed
Sometimes new fish won't eat for a while until they are comfortable in the tank

 

[tbomb]

Try some quality frozen marine fish foods, or you may try to make your own fish food out of fresh seafood.

How exactly do I make my own fish food?

 

[tbomb]

I use omega one flakes sometimes but not as a staple. You might call the fish store and ask them what they feed
Sometimes new fish won't eat for a while until they are comfortable in the tank

I saw the store fed the clownfishes flakes and am not sure what brand. I saw all of my other fish are eating the food. I bought them at the same day.

 

[jay0705]

Hikari marine s pellets are small and my young clowns would eat them. Now they eat most frozen but do like flake on occasion

 

[bang guy]

Clownfish are at the extreme end of territorial. As a result, moving them causes them a LOT of stress. Let them settle in for a week or two and once they are comfortable they will not turn down food.

Just be patient.

 

[tbomb]

Clownfish are at the extreme end of territorial. As a result, moving them causes them a LOT of stress. Let them settle in for a week or two and once they are comfortable they will not turn down food.

Just be patient.

Do I keep on feeding it? If so, how often?

 

[lmforbis]

Feed them a little bit every day. Once they start actually eating it you can feed more. You don't want the uneaten food to rot in the tank but you need to offer it regularly so when they can start eating.

 

[bang guy]

Try one little piece once a day. Once they start eating they'll be little piggies and you can feed more.

Do you plan on breeding this pair eventually?

 

[tbomb]

Try one little piece once a day. Once they start eating they'll be little piggies and you can feed more.

Do you plan on breeding this pair eventually?

Yeah I'm planning to in the near future but as of right now, i'm trying to keep them alive.

 

[jay0705]

Lol clowns are hardy fish just be patient. Once they mature , they lay fairly easy. Raising the fry is the hard part. Bang is your man in that department.