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Old 01/08/2008, 04:26 PM
alzika alzika is offline
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Haven't seen my flame angel eat yet

I got him on Friday.

Every time I feed the tank, he doesn't eat anything.

What should I do?
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Old 01/08/2008, 04:34 PM
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It might still be acclimating, and there might be enough live food (small animals, algae, etc) in the tank to keep it fed for a bit. I wouldn't worry, but more interesting foods might help, depending on what's being added.
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Old 01/08/2008, 04:41 PM
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You can try some live brine shrimp to get its appetite going. Although you should note they need a diet dominated by marine algae. I feed my angel with algae sheets clipped on a rock. Grazes it all day.

Do you have a lot of algae on your rocks you see it grazing on?
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Old 01/08/2008, 04:51 PM
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I have tried feeding formula 1 flake food, spectrum sinking pellets, algae sheets on a clip, and mysis shrimp.

It hasn't touched any of it.
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Old 01/08/2008, 05:29 PM
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Can you get LIVE brine shrimp near you? What about grazing on your rock?
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Old 01/08/2008, 06:12 PM
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have you seen the angel picking at rocks at all?
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Old 01/08/2008, 07:40 PM
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Personally, I wouldn't worry. Those foods sound reasonable to me, although I prefer feeding frozen foods. The fish is probably not that hungry yet.
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