Fish not eating

[Socotroco]

I have a new coral beauty that is not eating, he have been in the tank for a week and he is just eating from the rocks. I am worry, I think is going to die soon. I am mixing some garlic extreme with the food to make him eat but is not working. What can I do?

[BrianD]

Is he in your 29 gallon tank? It will be hard for him to survive in that tank. They are finicky eaters until acclimated, and need a mature reef to graze off the rock in the tank. Didn't you also add a mandarin? You have picked several fish that rely on a mature, larger tank for survival.

[Socotroco]

The coral beauty was on my dads tank, on a 90 galons tank. The fish was a gift for him.

[BrianD]

If your dad's tank has plenty of live rock and is a mature tank, I wouldnt' worry as much about him eating prepared foods. The coral beauty can sustain itself on grazing until it is ready to take prepared foods.

[Socotroco]

The fish die today in the morning, was dead in the sand. I found some ich in his body and the garlic did not work. If I want to add some new fishes but I dont want to loose them, what can I do?

[jacob30]

Please read this article and it will answer your questions:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-10/sp/feature/index.php