fish-Siting help

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  1. OverStocked

    OverStocked Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I got a flame and two black clowns in a 60g rubber maid bin and a heater and 500gph pump in there,for light i got a 4watt led work light.

    I have had these fish for about 2days now and the flame angle is not eating but the clowns are.

    What should i try to get the fish to eat ?

    I have them for 12 more days.
     
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  3. Reeron

    Reeron Blue Ringed Angel

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    My Flame always loved anything with Spirulina (OSI Spirulina Flakes is what I use) or fresh cocktail shrimp chopped up into very small pieces (Spirulina is way better though). I found it easier to freeze a piece, then chop it up while still frozen. You have to be quick though as it unfreezes very quickly. The clowns also loved both too.
     
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    OverStocked Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Just tried raw shrimp,mysis,brine,krill Cyclopes.

    I took a bite of mysis but spit it out.


    now i need to do a little WC to get the food out of the bottom.
     
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    Reeron Blue Ringed Angel

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    What did the owner say to feed it?
     
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    OverStocked Coral Banded Shrimp

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    mysis and nori
     
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    OverStocked Coral Banded Shrimp

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    could the move form there 29g to the bin stress the flame so much that it could not eat ?
     
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    OverStocked Coral Banded Shrimp

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    the fish wear taking with 15g of thare own water and then we slowly added 5 buckets to the bin. We added 2g ever 15mins to the point ware we thought it would be unsafe to fill it any more cause of bending.
     
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    sailorguy Torch Coral

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    Yes,dwarf angels can take several days or even a couple weeks to acclimate to a new tank and start feeding well.Moving one to a bin without live rock could definitely cause a lot of stress.I would try feeding nori soaked in garlic juice to try and fend off disease,just in case.Good luck!!
     
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    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    I think i missed something. Why are they in a bin?
     
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    OverStocked Coral Banded Shrimp

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    im going try garlic today

    the bin has some fake coral decorations and stuff to hide in