Picky Percula Clowns..........

[justnu]

I just bought my first two saltwater fish on Saturday.
My first fear was that they wouldn't find their food, they are so small (1 1/2") and they are in 150 gals. No problem there, they find the food they just don't want ANYTHING except frozen brineshrimp....?? They won't touch the Nutrifin Marine morsels, they will pick through flake food. (But don't really like it either)I finely chopped some frozen krill, as a last resort, but they don't want any.
Is it OK for them to eat just brineshrimp until they get bigger, or do I hold out on them until they are hungry enough to eat what I feed them?
ANY suggestions??? Thanks in advance.

 

[carrie1429]

I wouldn't keep feeding them brine. Brine is not a good nutrition for them and they need sometimg else in thier diet. My clowns did the same thing but after a few days of just brine shrimp they started eating everything I put in the tank. Just wait a little while and let them get used to their new home, just feed them brine for a while and then try feeding them someting different in a couple days.

 

[giant_squid]

I had the same problem with my ocellaris clown, try feeding prime reef. I wouldn`t rely to much on the frozen brine, fish don`t get much nutrient wise from it. Another one is reef carnivore, which is a pellet food, my clown loves both prime reef and reef carnivore. good luck

 

[ilove2ride]

I use enriched brine shimp. It has all these other things in it- i.e.; seaweed. I was told that, unlike brine, it gives them lots of nutrition. Also, a nice treat that my clown likes is Mysis Shrimp. Just don't feed it too often because it isn't the healthiest stuff. Good Luck!