Clownfish

I recently acquired a pair of clownfish, one Darwin and one "regular" one. I dripped them for 30 min. and the next day tried to feed them some SA Hatchery Diet pellets. The Darwin ate, but the other one didn't . Should I worry? What should I do? :-/

 

It took one of my clowns a day to fully get used to the tank and eat....Till then he was just hiding around the rocks and staying low.

 

Sometimes my ocellaris (I assume thats what you mean by "regular) usually take a day or two to get used to their new settings before they'll go anywhere near food. If he still isn't eating after 36 hours I would recommend you pick up a bottle of Kent liquid garlic and soak some brine shrimp in it to entice him.. one drop should suffice. You could also try soaking some flakes but on more than one occasion a clown of mine will only eat brine shrimp for about a month before theyd accept flakes. That usually does the trick for me.

 

Agree with others. Just give it some time.

 

Good news people. They all ate today. Phew

 

I've had fish go days to a week before feeding on prepared foods.

 

It's an odd comparison, but some fish can be like cats. By that I mean that they like to be 100% comfortable before they decide it's a good time to eat. Cats are similar in that when they are introduced to a new place or food they will sit and wait cautiously to see if the entire situation is safe - some fish, specifically clowns tend to do the same.

 

good to hear! Clowns are very weird most times.

 

Great news!

 

forgot to mention earlier to give you an idea how tough those clowns are. one of my clowns, when I first got him as a baby, got pulled through my overflow twice!! I would wake up and the tank was missing him, would check the filter socks and there he was happy as a pig in mud swimming against the current in the sock. lol.