hey bang man

[ricker]

2 things really
one coudl you tell me anythign to get my coral beauty angelfish to eat ive tried everything, and am wondering if im jsut ---- out of luck
and the other tell me about your 900 g lagoon like whats in it and where you keep it and id like to see a picture please
thanks a lot

 

[bang guy]

Hi Ricker. Tell me more about your Angel. How big is it and how long have you had it? Does the coloration look Brighter than other fish?
I'll bump up a post I did on my Lagoon for you.
Guy

 

[ricker]

it is brightly colored with most of its side orange and red in color, i got it friday from a well respected lfs where i know the two owner/ managers well and am sure they would not sell me a fish taht was not eating or sick, its is roughly 3 to 4 inches long and swims freely and seemingly happy and interacts well with my clownfish, it just wont eat
thanks for your know how, and could you tell me how to check the bump or whatever on your lagoon im new at this message board

 

[bang guy]

My Lagoon thread should be on page 1 or 2 in the Reef Forum.
If your fish was eating in the store then it was not caught by Cyanide. Cynaide destroys the digestive tract and makes the color unusually brighter. That's why I asked.
I would suggest just giving it a few days and it should start eating.
Guy

 

[ricker]

sorry to keep bothering you but ille try to get this straight while i can ask someone who seems to have all the answers, should i just feed it the spirulina enriched brins shrimp as usual and hope he takes and when you say bright, exactly how bright because it is brighter than the ones liek in the drs foster and smith website and magazine most of its sides are colored its bottom and top are still purple though
thanks for all your help

 

[bang guy]

By Bright, I just mean brighter than normal. You would need to see a healthy one next to it.
Once it starts eating it shouldn't be picky. Almost any food should be gladly accepted.
Here's my 3 year old...

 

[ricker]

sorry to keep bothering you but ille try to get this straight while i can ask someone who seems to have all the answers, should i just feed it the spirulina enriched brins shrimp as usual and hope he takes and when you say bright, exactly how bright because it is brighter than the ones liek in the drs foster and smith website and magazine most of its sides are colored its bottom and top are still purple though
thanks for all your help

 

[ricker]

wow mines a lot lighter than that its underbelly to the top of its back and back to its tail is yellowish orange and red with purple lines its not nearly that much purple

 

[ricker]

and when you mean lightyer color do you mean a lighter purple or jsut total color difference that is lighter caz im worried

 

[bang guy]

Don't be worried about the ratio between Orange & Blue/purple. If the orange part looks unnaturally orange that's a problem.
If it was eating at the store I'm sure it's fine.

 

[ricker]

on a different note, i looked at the thread on your lagoon and most of the pictures wouldnt load for me, most likely because my internet could be rivaled fairly against a string and two cups, but is your lagoon built to look down on the water, is there no eay to see it from the sides?, it sounds amazing though just by reading the threads
again thanks for all of your help

 

[lesleybird]

Have you tried some seaweed sheets on a rock? Get some of the purple or green seaweed selects sheets. Tear off a piece about 2 and a half inches by 1 and a half inches. Place it on a small rock with a rubber band. My small angelfish (flame and lemonpeel) like the purple as it is suppose to be softer I think. This may help you as these fish are rock grazers in the wild. Good luck, Lesley