Ok so today turned into "take Mom shopping" day. I did manage to make the lfs. I didn't see he has 2 ! One looked real good been there over a week. I'm going back tomorrow . If it eats I'm buying this gorgeous fish . All ready setting up the 20 long for feeding & observation.
Pat, did You have any issues getting yours to eat? what did You feed right off?
Wow this thread got a little off topic ! LOL
My Pearscale I had no problems getting to eat. He ate everything including Formula 2 flakes right away.
The Spotbands were a different story. When they first got to my LFS they weren’t eating at all. I waited about a week and a half until my LFS had them eating frozen mysis. I think having the LFS get them to eat the frozen was critical. They probably would have died if I had brought them home right away.
Then, while in my observation tank, they would only eat the frozen mysis. I couldn’t get them to eat anything else...even brine, which is weird.
However, once they got out of my observation tank with my other fish they ate everything almost immediately. Flakes, frozen, whatever they will eat it. I guess they needed to see other fish eating it to realize it was food? I dunno.
Now they are big fat pigs and want me to feed them constantly, but that’s fine.