Eibli angelfish - food type ?

[Willis19]

Hi to all,

I recently got a beautiful eibli angelfish, for two days (Time that has been in my tank) he/she hasn't eat what I offer ( reef frenzy) but is eating the "algae in the rocks".

This is why I am concern, first my tank is 10 months old and I don't have any algae at all in the rocks - zero! So I'm not sure what is in the menu !

The fish has been good with my corals

I have never try the garlic + food, any advice ?
Thanks in

 

[naterealbig]

It likes fresh sps and Tridacnas LOL

Shouldn't be too hard to get eating. Whole mysis (PE is best) or fresh clam/mussel/oyster may entice it. Sometimes i will pull the meat out and rubber band it (and/or some Nori as well).

Try these - report back.

 

[Gareth elliott]

With dwarf angels i have had luck with
Hikari mega marine algae and angel diet.

And fresh mussels, when first arrive some are picky this seems to help. They are also rock dwellers so lights off for a day or 2 also helps.

 

[ca1ore]

Eibli isn’t generally hard to get eating .... as long as there is no underlying disease. Then no food will help.

 

[Willis19]

UPDATE = there was a velvet outbreak - so put the fish in a QT Day #4 (2020-03-02) - they are still no eating so I'm worried - treating with H2O2 + kordon rapid cure - fish are ok not symptoms or signs of disease - but no eat at all ; feeding with pellets/reef freenzy/frozen food, I will try to add some nori today. The QT is 5g and i have the angel+cardinal+damsel

 

[S2G]

Ugh that sucks. Good luck.

Personally I try to get all my fish on nls pellets. I feed seaweed, nls, & hijacked seafood medley for the eel.

 

[Highgrade]

I've had good luck with Panta Rhei Nouri Sponge and Polyps. Especially with picky Angels and Butterflies.

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[Jesterrace]

Hi to all,

I recently got a beautiful eibli angelfish, for two days (Time that has been in my tank) he/she hasn't eat what I offer ( reef frenzy) but is eating the "algae in the rocks".

This is why I am concern, first my tank is 10 months old and I don't have any algae at all in the rocks - zero! So I'm not sure what is in the menu !

The fish has been good with my corals

I have never try the garlic + food, any advice ?
Thanks in

Very common for all centropyges to do this. By nature they are algae grazers although will supplement with meat when the opportunity presents itself. My Coral Beauty did this for a week before starting to nibble at Seaweed/Nori and then taking to LRS Reef Frenzy.

 

[Willis19]

Very common for all centropyges to do this. By nature they are algae grazers although will supplement with meat when the opportunity presents itself. My Coral Beauty did this for a week before starting to nibble at Seaweed/Nori and then taking to LRS Reef Frenzy.

Thank you, I will offer seaweed/nori today

 

[reefsaver]

I know it's an old post but I just thought I'd add my 2 cents. Eibli Angelfish are omnivorous and have a mixed diet but it's primarily constituted of algae as they naturally graze live rock. I feed mine every day in controlled amounts of chopped up Nori, Mixed Meaty foods, a misis cube occasionally usually all broadcast fed. It does mean I change out my machanical filtration daily.