percula clowns wont eat

hello everyone im kinda new to the site and to the saltwater world and i recently setup my 75g tank i purchased two perculas from the lfs yesterday around 1 pm and brought them home to my tank about 4 5 hours after acclimation i tried to feed them a little food and to no avail. so this morining i get up and take a look at the tank everything seems fine so i tried to feed them around 10 and yet again the wont eat so now for my question is something wrong or are they still gettin used to their new surroundings. o and the food i was trying to feed them is from sera marin granules

 

they are probably fine. sometimes it takes a few days for them to start eating. maybe try some different food but id say just give them time.

 

You might have one of several things happening:

First and most likely - the clowns are still adjusting to their new surroundings. Are there other fish in there? If so what fish and how large are they? Sometimes other fish can bully the clowns when they first arrive.

Second: They might not be used to eating granular food - they might be used to frozen or flake food.

Third: They could be legitimately stressing: If the tank is small/new or both then you might not be ready for the clowns.


Hopefully some of this helps.

 

thanks for the replies so far no their are no other fish yet and its a 75 g tank so they should be good on that the tank if fairly new but all parameters are being met i took a tub of water to my lfs store and everything tested fine and they told me i was ready to through some in thanks for the opnions keepum comin

 

I agree not uncommon at all for clownfish to take days to begin to eat after introduction.

 

I see you live in IL, like I do, does your LFS stock Rod's Food? It is a frozen food, made here in DeKalb that everything in your tank from snails and corals to shrimp and fish will go crazy for. I have 2 Perculas too and they eat the stuff like it is crack. If you choose to try it, break off a small piece, about the size of your pinky fingernail and defrost it in a small container of tank water then just add it to the tank. They will love it. Good luck!

 

It can take new fish sometimes days before they'll eat. Also try some frozen mysis or brine. My clowns still wont eat the pellet fish food, but they inhale any frozen food that goes in the tank.

 

I wouldnt worry; just let them adjust and then try feeding them different foods