Normal for a clown?

[SlugSnorter]

very minor concern: New clown spitting food

It eats food, spits it out then goes to something else, It gets down smaller stuff. Is this just normal behavior? Swimming fine, no breathing issues, active and doing clown things with good gusto (he likes to eat the food the hectors goby spits out). The clown is a Tangerine Albino "zombie" clown, so he's slightly transparent if that matters and was QTed by lfs.

 

[BostonReefer300]

If everything else seems normal, don't worry about it. Some fish are picky eaters. Some literally bite off more than they can chew, so they spit out the rest that they can't easily swallow

 

[Unitylover]

My clown will sometimes spit out food if it is too big.
Maybe we could get a vid?

 

[vetteguy53081]

They can be finicky. the fact it eats smething is already positive. One thing to consider is age of the food can change taste.
Some foods for clowns are :
LRS Reef Frenzy
Small Plankton
mysis shrimp
Hikari Marine cuisine
Spirulina Brine shrimp

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

very minor concern: New clown spitting food

It eats food, spits it out then goes to something else, It gets down smaller stuff. Is this just normal behavior? Swimming fine, no breathing issues, active and doing clown things with good gusto (he likes to eat the food the hectors goby spits out). The clown is a Tangerine Albino "zombie" clown, so he's slightly transparent if that matters and was QTed by lfs.

Is it small? Mine did this when they were little. They didn’t understand what I was feeding them was food. Had to watch my damsel eat to get the idea. Toon them about three weeks to finally start eating properly

 

[SlugSnorter]

Is it small? Mine did this when they were little. They didn’t understand what I was feeding them was food. Had to watch my damsel eat to get the idea. Took them about three weeks to finally start eating properly

yeah, I dont think its that, maybe just its small size. It eats anything it can get, ive tested it with both Frozen and Pellets.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

yeah, I dont think its that, maybe just its small size. It eats anything it can get, ive tested it with both Frozen and Pellets.

Had to crush pellets for mine when they were little. Or buy fry sized ones