Feeding Black Saddle Filefish

Terryz_ · 08/14/2012, 12:22 PM

Need some help in feeding my black saddle filefish... Been ignoring all the food i put in.. Mysis, Brine Shrimp, Clam in half shell, Wakame, pellets, rotifers and D-D H2Ocean Pro+ Reef Paste Food...

Anyone have experience with them?

Need some feedback and suggestion..

Thanks!!

treylane · 08/19/2012, 12:15 AM

How's (s)he doing? Every filefish I've had (including two blacksaddles) waited 3 days before taking frozen mysis, and it was smooth sailing from there.

Terryz_ · 08/19/2012, 09:37 AM

No luck.. Lost it to starvation... Maybe it was starving at the LFS before I bought it home as it was there for weeks..
I kept a few filefish, all are eating pellets and mysis, the 2nd day.. Only this one gave me problem... I will grab the next one that come..

rssjsb · 08/19/2012, 10:48 AM

So sorry to hear this.

pnavarro170 · 08/19/2012, 11:14 AM

i have 2 orangespotted filefish, as you know they are hard to get to eat. and the best food for them to get them to eat is nutrumar ova. awesome stuff

Terryz_ · 08/20/2012, 03:37 AM

Yup, I have no problem with orange spotted.. I have a feeding pair right now, that is on mini pellets.. Just no luck with the black saddle, maybe I left it there at the LFS too long...

treylane · 08/20/2012, 09:37 AM

Were there any other fish in the tank with your blacksaddle? They like to observe what the other fish do, before jumping in and trying to steal everybody else's food.

Terryz_ · 08/20/2012, 10:20 AM

It is in the tank with a smaller tassled filefish, no aggression, it is just very shy..

08/14/2012, 12:22 PM	#1
Terryz_ Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,095	Feeding Black Saddle Filefish Need some help in feeding my black saddle filefish... Been ignoring all the food i put in.. Mysis, Brine Shrimp, Clam in half shell, Wakame, pellets, rotifers and D-D H2Ocean Pro+ Reef Paste Food... Anyone have experience with them? Need some feedback and suggestion.. Thanks!!

08/19/2012, 12:15 AM	#2
treylane Super Scary!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Palo Alto Posts: 528	How's (s)he doing? Every filefish I've had (including two blacksaddles) waited 3 days before taking frozen mysis, and it was smooth sailing from there. __________________ 100g peninsula reef, 70g Shroom Pharm in progress

08/19/2012, 10:48 AM	#4
rssjsb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 2,569	So sorry to hear this. __________________ Robin

08/19/2012, 11:14 AM	#5
pnavarro170 S.T.A.R.S PRESIDENT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 3,341	i have 2 orangespotted filefish, as you know they are hard to get to eat. and the best food for them to get them to eat is nutrumar ova. awesome stuff __________________ 60g CUBE

08/20/2012, 09:37 AM	#7
treylane Super Scary!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Palo Alto Posts: 528	Were there any other fish in the tank with your blacksaddle? They like to observe what the other fish do, before jumping in and trying to steal everybody else's food. __________________ 100g peninsula reef, 70g Shroom Pharm in progress

08/19/2012, 09:37 AM	#3
Terryz_ Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,095	No luck.. Lost it to starvation... Maybe it was starving at the LFS before I bought it home as it was there for weeks.. I kept a few filefish, all are eating pellets and mysis, the 2nd day.. Only this one gave me problem... I will grab the next one that come..

08/20/2012, 03:37 AM	#6
Terryz_ Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,095	Yup, I have no problem with orange spotted.. I have a feeding pair right now, that is on mini pellets.. Just no luck with the black saddle, maybe I left it there at the LFS too long...

08/20/2012, 10:20 AM	#8
Terryz_ Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,095	It is in the tank with a smaller tassled filefish, no aggression, it is just very shy..