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03-01-2007, 04:22 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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Percula Clowns what do they eat?
Hello,
Percula clown owners what are you feeding your clowns? I have a pair in my nano that i have been feeindg Mysis to the one clown eats it everytime i feed the other eats sometimes and sometimes not  So just wondering what else do they like? They are about 1.5" long.
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03-01-2007, 04:27 PM
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Rogue Water is Trouble!
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upstate, NY
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Mine eat frozen brine, Omega One Flakes, and just about anything else I put in there, including Nori.
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03-01-2007, 04:28 PM
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Lost Fish
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Avon, Ohio
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I usually feed mysis. Try soaking it in garlic. They also eat brine but that is not as fulfilling; they do like the smaller pieces though.
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03-01-2007, 04:30 PM
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Clowns Galore!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Chuck Co, Mo
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Mine eats flakes, formula 1 & 2 (frozen cubes), squid, cyclopeeze, silvers sides(cut up finely), mysis and pretty much anything else I put in there. Sometimes they will eat nori and sometimes not.
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03-01-2007, 04:31 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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Ok thanks, i will try some brine tomorrow and see if that helps. I wish he would stop being so picky  |
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03-01-2007, 04:33 PM
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Rockin-Roll Mod
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Coal Valley Illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScruffyRubicon
Mine eats flakes, formula 1 & 2 (frozen cubes), squid, cyclopeeze, silvers sides(cut up finely), mysis and pretty much anything else I put in there. Sometimes they will eat nori and sometimes not.
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Same here
Brent.
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03-01-2007, 04:35 PM
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Rockin-Roll Mod
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Coal Valley Illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim224DT
Ok thanks, i will try some brine tomorrow and see if that helps. I wish he would stop being so picky |
Hey Tim! whats up! just lay off feeding them for about 3 days and they will eat anything you put in the tank! JMO!
Brent. 
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03-01-2007, 04:37 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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Ok i usually feed every 2-3 days but i was going to try and feed soemthing different tomorrow for the one clown but i can wait a few days.
Tim
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03-01-2007, 04:40 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Canada
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mine love cyclop-eeze and brine shrimp
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03-01-2007, 04:41 PM
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Rockin-Roll Mod
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Coal Valley Illinois
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Originally Posted by Tim224DT
Ok i usually feed every 2-3 days but i was going to try and feed soemthing different tomorrow for the one clown but i can wait a few days.
Tim
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Cool, that will work, i had the same problem when i got mine, then i layed off feeding them for a 3 or 4 days and found that they would eat just about anything i put in there.
Brent. 
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03-01-2007, 04:43 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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Ok i will try 3-4 days no feeding so on monday i will try to feed again a mixture this time of mysis and brine soaked in garlic |
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03-01-2007, 05:01 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Kent, OH
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the mysis i buy is too large for my clowns, they'll only eat the smallest parts of it
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03-01-2007, 06:05 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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Ditto. Mine loooove mysis and brine shrimp. They also go pretty nuts for squid, green stuff and a marine mix. I feed them a small amount twice everday or what they'll eat in a minute or so but I swear they would eat every bit if I fed them ten times a day. They hate the pellets or flakes though, I think they've just become used to the bottle squirting their food into the water.
Good luck!
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03-01-2007, 06:06 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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OK i will try the brine i also have some frozen squid, clams and forumlia 2 i can try if brine doesnt work
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03-01-2007, 06:59 PM
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Lost Fish
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Avon, Ohio
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How big are your clowns? Once they get bigger they will usually take on the larger pieces of mysis.
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