Mystery Wrasse not eating

[ezcompany]

Instead, it keeps attacking its own reflection against the tank.
It seems healthy, swims well, fins all extended, and isn't being harassed by other wrasses.
I usually use piscine energetics mysis for all first time fish to get to eat, but he ignores it completely.
I also never had a mystery not eat before, so this is a first time stumper for me. Any suggestions?

[DarthSimon]

I started mine on Mysid and Bloodworms, but he really liked simple flake food... Went crazy over that... Give it a shot....

[ezcompany]

day 4, fish still isn't eating. its really starting to bug/worry me. imbecile fish....
i've tried flake, pellet, silversides, cyclopeeze, homemade seafood mix, pe mysis, hikari mega marine.
tomorrow i'm going to try live brine. if this doesn't work then i'm going to hook the fish up to an IV

[Fischer's Angel]

All depends on the individual wrasse family - I have found most Halichoeres,Thalassoma,Novaculichthys,Coris,Bodianus,Gomphosus,Pseudocheilinus tend to respond well to small crustaceans - sand crabs,glass shrimps etc.
Planktonic feeders like Pseudojuloides and Cirrhilabrus I start on finely minced mussels or clams.
If you have a Macropharyngodon,Anampses or similar specialized feeder, Good Luck, I have never had good luck with them,except in a WELL ESTABLISHED reef tank filled with numerous amphipods,copepods and other microfauna.

[uhuru]

Interested in knowing how this works out for you as I plan to add a mystery wrasse to my tank in the future.

[ezcompany]

well after one week, the fish started to eat flake. i never did try the live brine as i was too busy. i was feeding the other wrasses normally then he started eating. the flake food is Prime Reef flakes and Formula 1.

[bradleyj]

Glad to hear that he is finally eating. I always hate waiting for them, and then it's a relief once they start.