Plump up a fish

I found aqua treasures mysis which is like the same thing. Still 69% protein and I've read it's harvested from the same lake. They appear to be whole shrimp too. I got a flat pack for $8, seems to be cheaper too

 

Man they love ripping apart the whole mysis shrimp instead of eating the legs and tails from hikari. I fed twice today, two smaller feedings. Hopefully He'll color up even more and gain some weight now. Thanks guys

 

Good to hear.

 

I have another question. The coloring on the longnose butterfly is off. It's been this way like, forever too. The fins and outer parts of the body are bright yellow and the inside of his body is a faded yellow. Could this be because hes thin?

 

Could be. Have you tried soaking the food in vitamins or tried feeding bloodworms? I've used selcon and vita-chem with success, but had not tried bloodworms as I never had an extreme case that required it. I asked a fellow experienced reefer in my local club and he suggested using bloodworms in extreme causes where fish have been treated for parasites, but haven't been putting on weight. If you do, keep an eye on your phosphates as it may increase them. Discontinue once the fish has fattened up and is feeding on normal marine food well.

 

Live blackworms are a good food too, but need to be fed out sparingly as they die quickly in SW. My CBB loved them.