Howdy, Just joined up, like to say I have already learned a lot from this site - I have done little else in the last 3 days. :help:
Here's my specs:
29gal SW, CF lighting
20lbs live rock, and a canister filter (hoping do ditch the canister at some point)
Water quality is good: PH8.1,Am0.25,Ni0,NA0, temp 79.
The tank has been up for 2 months, and I just put in my first inhabitants 3 days ago: 2 small oscillaris clowns.
Here's the deal, when I bought them, the LFS put some live brine shrimp in the bag with them - they were all gone by the time I got home. Now I can't get them to eat. I've tried freeze dried mysis, and frozen brine and squid. They only thing they appeared interested in was the frozen brine, which they injested but spit out immediately. It's been 3 days and I haven't seen them eat!!
I see my fish poop here and there which makes me think they are eating someting. I do have a small (but not out of control) algae issue, and a few copopods in the sand, could they be eating this ang just not hungry?!? from what I have read, algae is usually only about 30% of their diet.
They also seem to be hiding in a corner behind the rock when the light is on, but then relocate to on top of the rock as soon as the lights go out for the night. Doesn't seem like a good sign to me, but I can't figure out what the deal is. Aside from all that, they seem happy. They have not fought at all, and are practically glued together... maybe I will get a mated pair out of them
HELP! I'm open to trying to make my own brine shrimp, but I'm leaving for 3-4 days so I will unfortunately only be able to give them the dead stuff for now.
Thanks in advance.
Here's my specs:
29gal SW, CF lighting
20lbs live rock, and a canister filter (hoping do ditch the canister at some point)
Water quality is good: PH8.1,Am0.25,Ni0,NA0, temp 79.
The tank has been up for 2 months, and I just put in my first inhabitants 3 days ago: 2 small oscillaris clowns.
Here's the deal, when I bought them, the LFS put some live brine shrimp in the bag with them - they were all gone by the time I got home. Now I can't get them to eat. I've tried freeze dried mysis, and frozen brine and squid. They only thing they appeared interested in was the frozen brine, which they injested but spit out immediately. It's been 3 days and I haven't seen them eat!!
I see my fish poop here and there which makes me think they are eating someting. I do have a small (but not out of control) algae issue, and a few copopods in the sand, could they be eating this ang just not hungry?!? from what I have read, algae is usually only about 30% of their diet.
They also seem to be hiding in a corner behind the rock when the light is on, but then relocate to on top of the rock as soon as the lights go out for the night. Doesn't seem like a good sign to me, but I can't figure out what the deal is. Aside from all that, they seem happy. They have not fought at all, and are practically glued together... maybe I will get a mated pair out of them
HELP! I'm open to trying to make my own brine shrimp, but I'm leaving for 3-4 days so I will unfortunately only be able to give them the dead stuff for now.
Thanks in advance.