What should i feed my boxfish

[Max H.]

I just recently bought a baby boxfish knowing nothing about what they eat. I have medium chroma boost pellets but it isn't eating them. Does anyone know what they eat?

 

[Trouble1375]

You need very small pellets to get them started. They have very small mouths. Ours eats a bit of everything including Nori from the special feeder I made for our tang.

I made the guy at the LFS feed him to prove he was eating before I took him home and then I bought the exact same pellets he used to feed him at the store.

Ours now spits water at the surface of the tank when he's hungry or wants attention. Makes a mess on the glass when his aim is good.

 

[Max H.]

I have medium pellets right now but im going to get smaller pellets today

 

[Trouble1375]

I have medium pellets right now but im going to get smaller pellets today

The pellets ours started on are almost microscropic - more like dust than pellets.

 

[Max H.]

May you send me the brand?

 

[Trouble1375]

May you send me the brand?

 

[Trouble1375]

This is our Junior with his posse of a huge Sailfin Tang (he’s the size of her tail) and our Japanese Swallowtail. They are never very far apart