Torno
02/21/2006, 02:56 PM
Soo here goes, I want to keep record on this fish so I can be given some advice if Im doing anything wrong or some tips from other reefers, also to look back on.
Saturday, February 18: I purchase him at the store. Cooper is about 2" and had a slightly pinched stomach, but I watched him eat two frozen brine shrimps, so that made me interested. I take him home, turn out the lights and he is acclimated properly.
Sunday, February 19: I attempt to feed him some frozen PE mysis. He takes notice of them, but my mistake, they were too big for him. He gets one in his mouth a little but spits it out and after attempting to eat them a few more times and failing to swallow it, gives up. Later that night I finely chop the mysis, but the piece he tries to eat is STILL too big. Almost as if hes only interested in the pieces that he KNOWS he can't eat. Interesting......
Monday, February 20: I purchase some bloodworms and try to feed him those. He swims after them, but isnt interested. Trys a few more mysis pieces on the large side, but fails to eat any. Bloodworms were offered at night as well as afternoon in addition to the frozen mysis. He is starting to look thin.
Tuesday, (Today), February 21: This afternoon I try to offer him black worms again, he doesnt seem interested in them, I try the chopped frozen mysis, but he goes for the big pieces and cant get them down.
Sooooo, I'm thinking I should try maybe some frozen brine since thats what he was eating in the LFS? Will these pieces be too big for him too? Where to go from here? I will keep you updated.....
Thanks
Saturday, February 18: I purchase him at the store. Cooper is about 2" and had a slightly pinched stomach, but I watched him eat two frozen brine shrimps, so that made me interested. I take him home, turn out the lights and he is acclimated properly.
Sunday, February 19: I attempt to feed him some frozen PE mysis. He takes notice of them, but my mistake, they were too big for him. He gets one in his mouth a little but spits it out and after attempting to eat them a few more times and failing to swallow it, gives up. Later that night I finely chop the mysis, but the piece he tries to eat is STILL too big. Almost as if hes only interested in the pieces that he KNOWS he can't eat. Interesting......
Monday, February 20: I purchase some bloodworms and try to feed him those. He swims after them, but isnt interested. Trys a few more mysis pieces on the large side, but fails to eat any. Bloodworms were offered at night as well as afternoon in addition to the frozen mysis. He is starting to look thin.
Tuesday, (Today), February 21: This afternoon I try to offer him black worms again, he doesnt seem interested in them, I try the chopped frozen mysis, but he goes for the big pieces and cant get them down.
Sooooo, I'm thinking I should try maybe some frozen brine since thats what he was eating in the LFS? Will these pieces be too big for him too? Where to go from here? I will keep you updated.....
Thanks