hi i have achilles tang for almost 5 days he is not eating any thing tank size is 240gal i have powder blue 4 inch in there for almost 2 weeks he is fine eating every thing from veg to meat pellets and flakes but achilles not just crazing on live rock can they live like this
achilles tang 4 inch
- Thread starter mqur1963
- Start date
achilles can be hard to start feeding...did you see it eat, before you bought it?
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- Location
- Bergen County, New Jersey
Achillies can be tough fish to get to eat maybe try something with garlic in it.... but he cant live off just grazing on liverock
- Location
- smithtown, long island
Nori soaked in garlic juice, I've had every tang go for it, clip to a Rock, should work great
i agree, richie was having the same problem. from what i observed they are easily intimidated and wont eat. what rich did was garlic soaked nori on a rock on the right side and he would feed reg food on the left.
ryangrieder
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- Location
- Northern Jersey
Look for some red gracelaria algae. Almost every fish goes NUTS for it. I grow it at the bottom of my overflow box and every now and then rip some off and feed it to my fish. Everything you read about red gracelaria algae will tell you how much Tangs and angels go crazy over it.
i gave sweed with garlic juice both kind kent marine reg and extream i was told it was eating masysses shrimp i been trying all kind of shrimp no help first day he or she took nori sweed with garlic and spit out ,noother tang hit him but they do not allow him to swim from left all they way right
Do you have a guaranteeing tank you can isolate the others to? This would give your Achilles a chance to become accustom to his new surroundings without being intimidated by the others. Allowing him to be free of harassment he may just eat for you. Once he is comfortable, and eating add the others back in.
Best wishes with the Achilles, beautiful fish.
Best wishes with the Achilles, beautiful fish.
Not at all!! How many tangs do you have? My tangs were all greedy little monsters, and all I had to do was put the fish net with some seaweed in it, and they would just swim right in.
- Location
- Ronkonkoma, NY
Leave the Achilles alone, you are only going to stress out everything else trying to catch it at this point. I don't think the powder blue or any other tang is going to leave it alone. Once a fish starts hiding from other aggressive fish IMO it is doomed. You really should do a little more research before you buy a difficult fish under the best circumstances.
I use a Xlarge net, and I wait patiently. It is not a few minute wait. The fish have to become comfortable with the net.
Best wishes with the Achilles buddy...
Andy, I didn't recommend he take the Achilles out. I recommended he take the other tangs out, let the Achilles acclimate himself to the tank, then put the other tangs back in to see if that would help the achilles a bit.
- Location
- Staten Island
and then eventually started moving the rock closer to the center of my tank, and now he eats with the rest of the gang.
i had the same problem with a blonde naso, until i read what is the natural food source in the wild. red gracelaria was top of the list, so i went searching for it. found it. tried it and my naso has been pigging out since. he's fat! and eats everything i put in there. hope it's not too late!
ryangrieder
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- Location
- Northern Jersey
Yup, that's exactly what I said.
Have you JUsT tried sea weed and nori or did you try red glacelaria? The stuff is amazing. It's like a nice prime rib for fish lol
ryangrieder
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- Location
- Northern Jersey
i even have my baronessa butterfly eating it!
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
Try fresh shrimp (raw) from the supermarket in really small pieces. When trying to get a difficult fish to eat you have to be prepared to try a variety of foods including live stuff. It's ok to feed the shrimp for a while (assuming he eats it) but eventually you need to switch to more algae based foods to ensure the health of the fish. Too much of a meaty diet for a tang can lead to a sudden death down the road (sometimes years down the road and totally out of nowhere).
Other foods to try:
Ulva (any kind)
Cyclopeeze
Fish Eggs
Clams
Other foods to try:
Ulva (any kind)
Cyclopeeze
Fish Eggs
Clams
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