Good morning, my tank has been cycled for about 2 weeks. I bought a pair of black clownfish and added them about two days ago. My problem is they won't eat. I've tried feeding them several times but won't even pay attention to the food. I tested my water and my water is where it's supposed to be. Could it be that they're still getting adjusted to the move? I'm feeding them micro pellets by the way and haven't tried anything else. Thanks
New clowns not eating
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luxauterna
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Give it some time. Clowns are notorious for not eating for the first few days. I had one clown that would eat everything as soon as I added him, and the other part of the pair that captured food but spit out every kind for the first few days. You can also try to switch up your food to different kind of frozen mysis or brine, as well as some flake food. If the fish still isn't eating, you can add some garlic extract (Kent Marine Garlic) is a good one to try and entice the fish. Just make sure that you do not over feed to try and get the fish to eat. You don't want to add too much and cause some spikes in your water column.
Thanks for the quick response! I'll try switching up the food like you said. Is the brine shrimp frozen or can I get it in a can like regular fish food? In case I don't get them to eat, how many days until I should start to worry?
