Coral beauty

[artist55]

I have a Coral Beauty Angel which I purchased three days ago. All I have seen him eat so far is what he is picking off the live rock and somemtimes the bottom. I have tried regular frozen brine, frozen brine with spirulina, mysis shrimp, and flake and nothing yet satisfies him. He did take in a piece of flake and spit it right out. He seems to just be constantly pick at the rock. I know a fish can go about a week or so without eating but I'm starting to get concerned. Is he getting any nutrition from whatever is on the rocks? When I got him at the lfs he had just come in and hadn't been let out of the bag yet. I though that would be a lot less stressful for him which would be good. When should I panic?.....lol

 

[lukeb321]

Get some garlic extreme, my dwarfs love it, and it has fought off ich twice, never feed my fish without.

 

[artist55]

Thanks, where do I get it and how do I feed it?

 

[perk3211]

I also have a CB. He is picking algea, ect off the rocks. You may need to ween him on the food, and somefish r shy eaters. Don't worry...... yet jk

 

[lukeb321]

any fish store should have, add two-three drops on the food, let swoak for 15 minutes
then add to water, its amazing how crazy they go.

 

[artist55]

Ok I'm going to call today and see if they have it. I'll bet they do. Thanks

 

[starskimac]

What does garlic do for fish food? This is new to me?

 

[lukeb321]

Fish are attracted to the taste/smell of garlic in the water, its a site to see. Its great for tricky fish like butterflys.
It also increses their immune system, which fights off parasites; including ick.
I know some people disagree about the immune system info, but as stated I had ick twice in my tank and it only came from new fish added, my other fish never got/had it (immune sytem strong

)
The two new fish were given heavy doses (4-5 drops of garlic xtreme) and ick was gone, with no reoccurences. I have never hypo or treated with meds, and have never had any deaths using garlic. I'm a believer, and for 15 bucks for a bottle that lasts 3 months is worth protecting 1000's.

 

[eddie1973]

I have a Coral Beauty. it does the same thing. That is normal for them to that. They are scavangers and will eat off the rocks and the substrate. But again I may be wrong. Thats what I have noticed with mine and every other Coral beauty I seen.
Eddie

 

[jonny bolt]

The garlic becomes part of the fishes body, it permeates living tissue, and it can make the host tissue unrecognizable to parasites.
I have a Flame Angel that eats Marine S, Formula 2 pellets, Emerald Entree, Frozen Brine, and sometimes crushed up freeze-dried Krill for a snack. It was a little shy upon first introduction, but after about 2 days it was racing around and zig-zagging through the LR. If your Angel turns out to be like the majority of them lol, it will "take over" most of the LR and act like its own everything LMAO. They like to swim backwards into any fish they think are in "their territory"

 

[nanahugs]

It took my coral beauty a week before eating what I fed the rest of the tank. It is my top eater now, lol. Mine eats anything I throw in there now, plus the copepods at night. I was very worried at first like you. Hang in there, your fish will start eating, believe me. I never thought it possible with mine and now I have a big eater.

 

[artist55]

Ok I won't panic yet. I've been watching him all day and he is constanty picking so he has to been getting something out of it all. Thank you to all, you've been very helpful. This message board is worth it's weight in gold.