Need help with baby fry ocellaris clownfish

bucket brigade · 02-17-2007, 11:27 PM

I bought two ocellaris clownfish that are only weeks old....

Problem: I dont think they are eating as much as I think they should. They dont show interest in any food except Cyclopeze and finely diced mysis shrimp. Even with either cyclopeze or mysis they let food particles just float by but occassionally nip at and swallow a tinnie-tiny speck of food (like the size of a grain of sand).....maybe 10-20 specks of food a day.

Questions:

1) Does it sound like they are getting enough to survive on?

2) is there any SPECIAL FOOD I should buy and feed them?

know-it-all · 02-17-2007, 11:44 PM

you should be able to get some fry food at the LFS tomorrow

bucket brigade · 02-18-2007, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by know-it-all

you should be able to get some fry food at the LFS tomorrow

what brand? I have them in my main tank with two tangs and a coral beauty that LOVE to be first in line at the buffet

know-it-all · 02-18-2007, 12:17 AM

I don't know names specificly, but any good LFS will have some on hand

it's going to too small for the other fish to eat

along the same lines as coral food

bucket brigade · 02-18-2007, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by know-it-all

it's going to too small for the other fish to eat

cyclopeze it pretty darn small specks of red particles yet my two tangs run around the tank like school was just let out for the Summer, eating up the cyclopeze.

i'll buy and see what happens.

tims · 02-18-2007, 08:26 AM

also placing a barrier in there to keep them away from everything would be good

cdemeritt · 02-18-2007, 08:36 AM

Try Rotifeast. smaller is size, might be more attractive to them. The company that make rotifeast is Reef Nutrition, and they sell live copepods, If they are taking cyclopeese, they might go for live ones better.

cdemeritt · 02-18-2007, 08:36 AM

www.reefnutrition.com

Spanky · 02-18-2007, 10:19 AM

bucket

How big are these fish, in inches?

What's your water temp?

Do either of the fish have their fins clamped? or are they holding their fins extended and acting alert?

How big is the tank they are in and are they exploring the whole tank or hanging out in a top or bottom corner?

Are they acting scared about something?

Did you get them local? if so, just ask the breeder what they were being fed.

JY13131 · 02-18-2007, 10:29 AM

can we see pics of them?