Genicanthus melanospilos feeding help

[LamboBoy]

Have a 96x22x22" fish with LR only tank, all parameter are normal, nitrates at about 5-10ppm.
Only residents are 2 Brazilian Golden Moray eels, 16 & 20". Introduced a trio of Genicanthus Melanospilos Angels to the tank two days ago, a 6"male and two females 2.5 & 3.5". I also dimmed the lights a bit for ease of introduction. At first they hid a lot but starting to come out more, when the male is out, he is flashing to the females but won't eat at all, the females eat. Tried brine, mysis, plankton & pellets but he doesn't even look at it. Should I be worried or too early to panic? Any suggestions on how to get the male to start eating? I know that large males don't ship well and are hard to acclimate. No, I did not QT!

[Scotch_c]

Give it a few more days. If he is out and about then that's a good sign.


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[LamboBoy]

Give it a few more days. If he is out and about then that's a good sign.


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He arrived Wednesday and he hasn't touched a morsel of food yet. He is out and about but won't eat. Ant suggestions on how to get him to eat? Clam on a shell?

[Scotch_c]

He arrived Wednesday and he hasn't touched a morsel of food yet. He is out and about but won't eat. Ant suggestions on how to get him to eat? Clam on a shell?



What did it eat at the supplier? If you have clam on half shell, you could give it a try. They are the kind of specie that eats things off of water columns. Therefore, it's best to find food that mimics that kind of feeding pattern. Hikari frozen mysis & spirulina brine are my go to choices since they are affordable and widely available. If they don't work, you should try LRS fish frenzy and rod's food. If those don't work then you could try to get live feed from your LFS. Live brine or maybe even ghost shrimps are the possible choices. Good luck.


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[LamboBoy]

The supplier always say that the fish is eating, I think that's a bunch of bull!
I've tried two types of brine, hilari mysis and PE mysis too plus two brands of plankton....no luck. I'll try live brine next, thanks for your reply.

[Scotch_c]

The supplier always say that the fish is eating, I think that's a bunch of bull!

I've tried two types of brine, hilari mysis and PE mysis too plus two brands of plankton....no luck. I'll try live brine next, thanks for your reply.



Live brine isn't gonna be nutritious enough for long term, but if it gets him to eat then it has served its purpose. You may also try some flake food. Sometimes these finicky fish would go for those.


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[mike61289]

This is going to sound a bit strange, but I had a Golden Angel (Centropyge aurantia) that wouldn't eat in the beginning either. I noticed that it was picking at tiny critters in the tank though. I decided to buy some frozen daphnia to see if it would go for it since daphnia is also really small. Sure enough, it did! After a week of feeding only daphnia to this guy, I started mixing in frozen mysis. At first it ignored the mysis, but eventually it went for it with the daphnia. I then fed it mysis exclusively (as far as meaty foods go) and it thrived for many years.

You can try something similar since your angel is a planktivore.

[LamboBoy]

Thanks for the suggestions, live brine first and if that doesn't work, daphnia!