baby clown fish question?

• Feb 14, 2010

• #1

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kennedy98

Reefing newb

:question::question:hi i have a question i got these two clown-fish yesterday and there yellowish and one is eating fine but the other one is not eating and is acting weird i took a picture of the one that is not eating and i dont know of this helps but it is about a half an inch long i am feeding it mysis shrimp and brine shrimp.

thanks

 

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• Feb 14, 2010

• #2

cthegame

Reef enthusiast

its normal for fish to not eat and hide or be unsocial when they are first introduced to a new environment. Give it some time, keep an eye on it for a few days and Im sure the fish will come around

 

• Feb 14, 2010

• #3

SaltwaterNoob17

Reefing newb

+1 cthegame

He should come around, but keep an eye on him just in case. Good luck!! :wink: Cute fish by the way! :-D

 

• Feb 14, 2010

• #4

Bifferwine

I am a girl

A half-inch long clownfish is very small. The smaller they are, the lower their chance of survival. Try feeding it some different foods. It may be too small for what you are giving it.

 

• Feb 14, 2010

• #5

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kennedy98

Reefing newb

thanks he came with a partner and the partner is doing just fine is this one sick i have been feeding it mysis shrimp brine shrimp(both frozen) and formula 2 flakes. is there anything else i should feed it?

 

• Feb 14, 2010

• #6

Bifferwine

I am a girl

Try some frozen cyclopeeze.

 

• Feb 15, 2010

• #7

XxKnuckleheadxX

Reef enthusiast

also try adding garlic extract to the food see if that will trigger a feeding response.

 

• Feb 15, 2010

• #8

Sharkie

The Damsel Defender

+1 to knuckle and biff...

we had a few of those, they are really hard to get eating, :( good luck

 

• Feb 15, 2010

• #9

Bifferwine

I am a girl

From my own research on clown breeding, I've read that you should not remove the baby clowns from their breeding tank until they are at least one inch long. So if yours are half that size, then it's going to be a challenge to keep them alive. I don't think you should have bought such young clowns. They needed more time before they were put into a tank.

 

• Feb 15, 2010

• #10

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kennedy98

Reefing newb

sadly they didnt survive

 

• Feb 15, 2010

• #11

SaltwaterNoob17

Reefing newb

I'm sorry Kennedy...that sucks...

 

• Feb 15, 2010

• #12

yote

In Memoriam

Sorry to hear that Kennedy.

 

• Feb 15, 2010

• #13

Bifferwine

I am a girl

That's too bad. Stick with clowns that are bigger. Small ones, unfortunately, don't have good survival rates once taken out of the breeding tank :(

 

• Feb 16, 2010

• #14

dcantucson

Reef pro

kennedy98 said:

sadly they didnt survive

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Sorry to hear that Kennedy. :( I hope you have better luck next time.

 

• Feb 16, 2010

• #15

wontonflip

I failed Kobayashi Maru

Aww, sorry to hear, kennedy :( Keep trying, though.

 

• Feb 16, 2010

• #16

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kennedy98

Reefing newb

thats okay and yes i have learned my answer always buy bigger clowm fish

 

• Feb 16, 2010

• #17

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kennedy98

Reefing newb

what sucks is the one that died i found out that it was a percula Picasso clown fish not a nemo clown fish and the picasso goes for about about $100 so that really sucks...