Pajama Cardinal refuses to eat!!

[salisbury a d]

I bouthgt a pajama cardinal last week and so far I haven't seen it eat.
Am I feeding it the wrong stuff? Brine and spirulina flakes. Or is it going to take time to adjust?
Please help!! Is his time running out?
Adam

 

[dburr]

It does take sometime sometimes. hmmm does that make sense?
Try feeding just before lights out. That may help. He may be picking at copeopods at night and you don't know it.
IMO most cards like dimmer lighting and hide more during the day.
But when it's feeding time mine comes running.

It did take a week or two for my bangii to adjust, so don't worry just yet. Do keep a eye on him.
HTH

 

[salisbury a d]

Maybe that is what it is. It can't be the lights because he/she is out all the time. I have noticed that just after the day lights go off and it is the the actinic bulb He swims around the tank alot.
Never noticed what it is doing but tomarrow I feed jsut after lights out.
Adam

 

[musipilot]

Hope this helps...but we have a pajama that didn't eat at all for while too. One day we dropped in Thera-A pellets (really for the flame angel) and he went wild and sucked down a good dozen of them. You might want to give them a try, or something similar like Kent Reef Carnivore pellets. Good luck!