Firefish diet

[bobmakespancakes]

yesterday i got my firefish i dropped dried mysis shrimp and flakes in but he didn't eat will he eat off of the top? and can i feed him frozen brine shrimp?

 

[madlos123]

I started feeding mine frozen brine shrimp, then frozen mysis, and once they get comfortable flakes too

 

[bobmakespancakes]

ok i'll try feeding him the brine shrimp today then thank you

 

[lilgrounchuck]

It took a few months before mine would. Even after a year he still doesn’t prefer it. Won’t eat off the substrate either. He’s a pig in the middle though.

 

[AcroNem]

A lot of marine fish aren't meant to eat from the surface, they feed in the water column or on/ near substrate. Firefish should eat pretty much anything once settled in

 

[oceans garden aquaculture]

It's not unisa

yesterday i got my firefish i dropped dried mysis shrimp and flakes in but he didn't eat will he eat off of the top? and can i feed him frozen brine shrimp?

It's not unusual for a new addition to refuse feeding on the first day or 2. I wouldn't be worried yet. Keep us posted.

 

[bobmakespancakes]

ok

It's not unisa

It's not unusual for a new addition to refuse feeding on the first day or 2. I wouldn't be worried yet. Keep us posted.

 

[oceans garden aquaculture]

ok

If you have the ability to pick up a small portion of live brine shrimp, it's not a bad idea. That's hard to resist even for shy fish. Just be sure that you give your filter media a good rinse after you feed. High protein feeds can stink up your chemistry pretty quickly.

 

[bobmakespancakes]

If you have the ability to pick up a small portion of live brine shrimp, it's not a bad idea. That's hard to resist even for shy fish. Just be sure that you give your filter media a good rinse after you feed. High protein feeds can stink up your chemistry pretty quickly.

ok i'll try the frozen first but if he doesn't eat i'll look into that

 

[oceans garden aquaculture]

Don't stress. The fish can sense your fear! Lol That's probably not true, but I think you're going to be fine. Believe it or not I once had a purple firefish disappear for 3 months.. One day my wife's like "Did you buy another fish?!" I was like what? Lol Sure enough little homie was out and cruising the tank fat and happy. I still think he swam into a time portal or something lol. My wife still thinks I was lying about buying it!

 

[bobmakespancakes]

Don't stress. The fish can sense your fear! Lol That's probably not true, but I think you're going to be fine. Believe it or not I once had a purple firefish disappear for 3 months.. One day my wife's like "Did you buy another fish?!" I was like what? Lol Sure enough little homie was out and cruising the tank fat and happy. I still think he swam into a time portal or something lol. My wife still thinks I was lying about buying it!

mine doesn't even go into rock he just swims around the tank lol

 

[bobmakespancakes]

i tried feeding him the shrimp he wan't very interested luckily the shrimp and hermit crabs were i'll try again tomorrow