Black back china wrasse

[Jrodiw76]

How do I get my black back chine wrasse to get food?
I've tried pellet and frozen with garlic and no luck.
All its doing is pecking at tge rock.
It's a beautiful fish but won't last long without eating.
I've read some work out but most don't.
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Variety. Try everything at least twice. There are dozens of possibilities.

If it's packing at rock it's eating something. Maybe pods which would be good.

 

[bigg chune]

Hey I was having the same problem as you I noticed he was picking at the rocks but not interested in floating or dropping food so I got some regular shrimp and I stuck it in a rock

 

[bigg chune]

How do I get my black back chine wrasse to get food?
I've tried pellet and frozen with garlic and no luck.
All its doing is pecking at tge rock.
It's a beautiful fish but won't last long without eating.
I've read some work out but most don't.
Any help would be appreciated.

Check my reply worth a try good luck

 

[Tcook]

Just picking at the rocks? Maybe try some Masstick on the glass or rock. Can probably get it on Amazon in a day or 2.

 

[i cant think]

These fish will peck at the rocks and if your pod population is big enough it will sustain him in the long run depending on how established the tank is. I would try some scented frozen mysis/brine shrimp, first I would personally do live brine but I have not faced one of these wrasses that won’t eat the instant it’s out of the sand. It also just takes some time so if you’ve only had her for a few days then that’s most likely why, she’s probably still trying to settle into the tank.

 

[Zionas]

This genus is known for being difficult. I don’t know what to do except as others have pointed out, try as many foods as possible. The first priority is getting it to eat something.

 

[Radman73]

I'd try a combo of live brine with the smallest frozen mysis you can find. Mastick is a solid choice too.

 

[Jrodiw76]

UPDATE:
The fish eats like a beast. after about 4 days the wrasse started eating frozen and now eats everything.
Thanks for all the help.

 

[Zionas]

Glad to know it’s doing well!

 

[Saltees]

My China Wrasse keeps pecking amongst the rocks for the last 2 months ... but today it took to the pellets, I guess he realised he's running outta options!

 

[locito277]

How do I get my black back chine wrasse to get food?
I've tried pellet and frozen with garlic and no luck.
All its doing is pecking at tge rock.
It's a beautiful fish but won't last long without eating.
I've read some work out but most don't.
Any help would be appreciated.

Live blackworms