shark not liking food any more

hawk fish

hawk fish

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i have been feeding my cat banded shark some kind of saltwater minnow. bites the fish and puts it all the way in his mouth then he spits it right out what could this be from and what should i try to feed him now...thanks
 
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hes most likely a young shark im guessing? he will need a variety of foods in his diet so i would recomend stocking up on a few different things for him to feed on.not only to prevent boredome but each species of food you give has a differnt diet from the other this gives them the nutrients from his foods. large silverslides arent the best young sharks they cant chew them like more agressive sharks would so he needs smaller sized foods. you can cut the silverslides to make it easier to swallow(they can choke on large peices)
I feed mine krill,mysis shrimp.squid,chopped silverslides,chunks of raw fish fellets(sw species only) you can also use crab meat(raw and not imitation) i soak all my fish foods in garlic extreme and selcon for extra nutritional needs priar to feeding.if hes under 1 ft be sure to feed him at least 2 times per day as he grows feed once a day.if hes not hand feeding make sure your seeing him eat the foods when you feed them at least from the bottom.
 
hawk fish

hawk fish

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wow thank you very mush on my way 2 the fish store how big is your shark?? and do you got a pic?? mine is 12 inches... thanks
 
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mines just a bit bigger than your not by much heres a couple pics of mine the 2nd pic sucks but he looked so cool doing this(eating)
 
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ps some of the food you buy at local grocery stores like cleaned squid (tubes and tenticles) raw shrimp(peeled with veins works best),scallops, boneless fish(make sure its not fw species)then the rest at LFS this will save a bit of money making a couple stops and lfs doesnt carry everything
 
reeftank27

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mine is just a week old, he is eating mysis and brine, i have even seen him snack down a little piece of silverside. he is doing good. cant wait till mine gets bigger.
 
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Originally Posted by reeftank27
mine is just a week old, he is eating mysis and brine, i have even seen him snack down a little piece of silverside. he is doing good. cant wait till mine gets bigger.
stop feeding him brine it does him no good at all. try adding some chopped squid to his diet to replace the brine I started mine with squid yum yums they are vit fortified also he may like clams too mine doesnt but i hear some do at a week old hes far to delicate to feed the wrong foods.he may also do well with phlanton its sold in small cubes and looks alot like mysis but is very healthy fo him also add selcon and garlic to his foods this will help him boost his natural ability for imunity again alot of illnesses
one small fact about brine its the cheapest food on the market .ever wonder why?
 
reeftank27

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mine is in a 125 and is going to be going in a at least a 240, im going to be buying a house and ill get the new tank then, he should be ok in there for a while. The only time mine eats brine is when the other fish eat it, mysis is his main diet, he loves that stuff. im going to the petstore to get some squid to see if he likes that. thanks for the help
 
hawk fish

hawk fish

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i had mine in my 90 reef since birth i just took him out today and put him in his new 135 has lots of feeder shrimps in there cant tell if he likes them or not.
 
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mine is in a 300 now i started him off in a 65 gal refuge(part of my 120 reef) to get him used to hand feeding.then upgraded everything to my 300
 
ophiura

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I fed a diversity of foods but they LOVED things like squid tentacles. Yum yum, sucked it in like spaghetti
 
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