feeding question

wetpresidents · 05-26-2006, 01:46 AM

my coralbanded shrimp hasnt eatin since i got him like a week ago. no live brink, formula 1, krill, mysis, bworm. nothin. im about to buy some feeder goupies and see if he'll eat them. i only plan on giving him about 45 min or so to get ate him though. does ne1 have an opinion on how to get this guy to eat? the lady at the lfs feed the tank formula1 but he didnt chase. she claims he has been. he was in a little 10 gallon acrlc. witha lot of bubble alge,with i have none of, and plenty of little hermits/snails. should i try some little stuff?

Witfull · 05-26-2006, 03:30 AM

give him time,,,hes prolly pick rock all day, and i wouldnt feed guppies,,they are hard for him to hunt and getting him used to active live hunting is not good for your other fish~

lcstorc · 05-26-2006, 08:25 AM

May be eating when you're not looking or something you are not looking at.
Anybody in the tank giving him a hard time?
Hiding spaces. Once he has chosen one you can put some food inside the favorite spot. I had a fish I had to do that with till he got settled in. Now it's fine and swimming around w/everybody.
Hope is works out ok.
Peace
Lynn

blue_eyes53813 · 05-26-2006, 08:25 AM

I feed mine sinking brine shrimp pellets. anything that sinks and will sit on the bottom they will get it.

Woodstock · 05-26-2006, 08:46 AM

Shrimp are always hungry... I would do a water change. That usually will perk up fish to eat so it might help with inverts...

How is the water testing? temp, salinity, nitrAtes, etc...

wetpresidents · 06-06-2006, 03:04 AM

The shrimp stays in the center of the tank in a bare arganite rock that shaped like a half folded pita bread...interesting description...lol
i tried letting chunks of formula1 drop near him but he wont go after it
it i do the same with frozen brine the assortment of like 10 damsels break for it at he swims away. his antennea sp? were really long when i got him then like two days later he shed his exoskeleton and they were still rather long,. then one day they were just short as hel l . you think he snipped them, or a damsel/valpuffer/pangrouper got him, i never saw n e fish hasseling him though

temp 82
den 1.023
rAtes- like 13
ph 8.1

fulinn · 07-07-2006, 07:29 AM

I just added a coral shimp and a choc chip starfish.

After 6 hours he'd staked out his cave and is very active. My rocks don't have a lot of algea growing on them yet so my LFS recommended a pellet called "Spectrum THERA +A" by New Life.

Both the shrimp and my hermit crabs love this food, the moment it hits the bottom they are all on the move searching for it.

My shrimp is also eating small bits of the seafood that I feed the starfish.

I wonder if your shrimp is stress cause of the molt he went through ? mine has not molted yet so I'm not sure what his reaction will be.

Bonnie

Cougra · 07-07-2006, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by wetpresidents

The shrimp stays in the center of the tank in a bare arganite rock that shaped like a half folded pita bread...
... you think he snipped them, or a damsel/valpuffer/pangrouper got him, i never saw n e fish hasseling him though

Am I reading this right, you have a shrimp in with a pufferfish and a grouper? Both these fish will look at the shrimp no matter what type of shrimp it is as food. Your shrimp might not be coming out to eat because it knows predators are nearby and it doesn't want to risk itself. I'm surprised that the shirmp has lived this long to be honest.

wetpresidents · 08-09-2006, 03:23 AM

Since ive opened this thread ive lost the group who was bout 2in long cuz my trates jumped...and the shrimp i think becuz he wasnt eating... the valpuff never paid attention to it.

lcstorc · 08-09-2006, 05:59 AM

Sorry for your losses.

Woodstock · 08-09-2006, 06:10 AM

I agree that high TrAtes could have killed the invert and possibly the grouper. Any possible copper in the tank? Sorry for your losses

05-26-2006, 01:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
wetpresidents Tubeworm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: BREWCITY Posts: 27 View Gallery Karma Komment	feeding question my coralbanded shrimp hasnt eatin since i got him like a week ago. no live brink, formula 1, krill, mysis, bworm. nothin. im about to buy some feeder goupies and see if he'll eat them. i only plan on giving him about 45 min or so to get ate him though. does ne1 have an opinion on how to get this guy to eat? the lady at the lfs feed the tank formula1 but he didnt chase. she claims he has been. he was in a little 10 gallon acrlc. witha lot of bubble alge,with i have none of, and plenty of little hermits/snails. should i try some little stuff?

05-26-2006, 08:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,907 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: feeding question May be eating when you're not looking or something you are not looking at. Anybody in the tank giving him a hard time? Hiding spaces. Once he has chosen one you can put some food inside the favorite spot. I had a fish I had to do that with till he got settled in. Now it's fine and swimming around w/everybody. Hope is works out ok. Peace Lynn __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

05-26-2006, 08:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
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05-26-2006, 08:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,655 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: feeding question Shrimp are always hungry... I would do a water change. That usually will perk up fish to eat so it might help with inverts... How is the water testing? temp, salinity, nitrAtes, etc... __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

06-06-2006, 03:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
wetpresidents Tubeworm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: BREWCITY Posts: 27 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: feeding question The shrimp stays in the center of the tank in a bare arganite rock that shaped like a half folded pita bread...interesting description...lol i tried letting chunks of formula1 drop near him but he wont go after it it i do the same with frozen brine the assortment of like 10 damsels break for it at he swims away. his antennea sp? were really long when i got him then like two days later he shed his exoskeleton and they were still rather long,. then one day they were just short as hel l . you think he snipped them, or a damsel/valpuffer/pangrouper got him, i never saw n e fish hasseling him though temp 82 den 1.023 rAtes- like 13 ph 8.1

07-07-2006, 07:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
fulinn Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 90 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: feeding question I just added a coral shimp and a choc chip starfish. After 6 hours he'd staked out his cave and is very active. My rocks don't have a lot of algea growing on them yet so my LFS recommended a pellet called "Spectrum THERA +A" by New Life. Both the shrimp and my hermit crabs love this food, the moment it hits the bottom they are all on the move searching for it. My shrimp is also eating small bits of the seafood that I feed the starfish. I wonder if your shrimp is stress cause of the molt he went through ? mine has not molted yet so I'm not sure what his reaction will be. Bonnie __________________ Equipment: 75g AGA Remora AquaC PRO HOT Skimmer 1 maxi-jet 1200 power head 2 maxi-jet 600 power heads 1 maxi-jet 900 power head 250w heater 200 pounds KolorScape Playsand 75 pounds Live Rock 50/50 Coralife Lamp ( T-12 ) LiveStock : 6 small blue legged hermits 6.9.06 1 small red legged hermit 6.6.06 6 Cerithium Snails 6.6.06 6 Mexican Turbo Snails 6.6.06 6 Nerite Snails 6.6.06 1 Coral Banded Shrimp 7.1.06 1 Chocolate Chip Starfish 7.1.06 1 Purple Psuedochromis 7.24.06

08-09-2006, 03:23 AM	#9 (permalink)
wetpresidents Tubeworm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: BREWCITY Posts: 27 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: feeding question Since ive opened this thread ive lost the group who was bout 2in long cuz my trates jumped...and the shrimp i think becuz he wasnt eating... the valpuff never paid attention to it.

08-09-2006, 05:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,907 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: feeding question Sorry for your losses. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

08-09-2006, 06:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,655 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: feeding question I agree that high TrAtes could have killed the invert and possibly the grouper. Any possible copper in the tank? Sorry for your losses __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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