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Old 06/27/2004, 10:48 PM
Ricksta Ricksta is offline
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Yellow Clown Goby - feeding

Just the other day, I got a Yellow Clown Goby, but the problem is that he is not eating properly. Is there a special technique to feed him? We are feeding brine shrimp.

Our aquarium consists of the following:

Blue Hippo Tang
Clownfish
Firefish Goby
Flame Angel
Green Chromis
Yellow Clown Goby
Yellow Wrasse

Blood Red Fire Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp

The Blue Hippo Tang is eating everything!

And for that matter, I heard from a friend that we should feed them once every two days, is that right?
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Old 06/28/2004, 08:24 AM
DgenR8 DgenR8 is offline
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Live brine will often help get a fish interested in eating, but it's not a good idea to make that the main food for your tank. Brine shrimp offer just about zero nutritional value.
I hope you're feeding greens for your Hippo, as he needs them to be healthy.
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Old 06/30/2004, 12:04 PM
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A couple of weeks ago, I bought 3 green clown gobies who then began starving to death because I couldn't find anything they wanted to eat. I finally tried Ocean Nutrition flake food 3 times a day, and not only are they putting on weight, but they come to the front of the aquarium to beg. I ordered several sizes of golden pearls which I hope they will eat too.

I've kept green clown gobies before, but never had this much trouble getting them to eat.
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