wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
Ok, so got this little guy yesterday. I saw him eating the algae sheets at the store; he had been there for 2 days. Active swimmer.
Drip/temp acclimated for 2 hours, and put him in. After a few hours of pacing around the tank, he settled into a nice cave at the side closest to where I work (yay)...I clipped a small piece of algae sheet right in front of his cave.
Question is how much time in the tank before I should worry about him not eating? I haven't observed him eating the sheets yet. I"m going to soak some in garlic and try to slip it into his home to hopefully get him eating. But from everyones' experiences, have your tangs fed as soon as you put them in? When should I worry. He is a little guy, and skinny, so I know he will be more difficult to keep. Just want more insight. All the fish I've bought so far have eaten as soon as I put them in the tank.
Here are some pics:
Drip/temp acclimated for 2 hours, and put him in. After a few hours of pacing around the tank, he settled into a nice cave at the side closest to where I work (yay)...I clipped a small piece of algae sheet right in front of his cave.
Question is how much time in the tank before I should worry about him not eating? I haven't observed him eating the sheets yet. I"m going to soak some in garlic and try to slip it into his home to hopefully get him eating. But from everyones' experiences, have your tangs fed as soon as you put them in? When should I worry. He is a little guy, and skinny, so I know he will be more difficult to keep. Just want more insight. All the fish I've bought so far have eaten as soon as I put them in the tank.
Here are some pics: