[Sad day] My ORA Mandarin - Progress Log

Glad you are enjoying the mandarins. I have 2 at the store and they both ate frozen cylopeeze within an hour of arriving. Really great looking fish and captive breed is the best!

 

Where's the pics? Hopefully it perks up and eats for you.

 

Thanks. She is really cute! I just wish she would eat....grrrrr...but as long as she's hunting I'm fine with it (I hope she's hunting). I really like that she's tank bred.

Well if she ever came out of the rocks I would get some! lol She will pop out every now and then, but by the time I get a camera I can't find her anymore.

Unfortunately every time I feed the tank she isn't out, so it makes trying to get her to eat prepared foods difficult. Hopefully she's in the rocks hunting!

 

Thanks for the updates. I wouldn't worry too much about her eating right now. I've had several fish not eat for a week or two, then as they see the other fish eat and get used to your tank and the other fish, they will start to eat. I dont' know if you're doing this or not, but try a variety of different foods. I've found that fresh seafood chopped up helps a lot. When my CB wasn't eating, I did that and while he attempted to eat, then spit it out, it made him interested in it at least and I noticed much more interest in the food.

 

Well, she still hasn't taken any prepared food, but I've seen her hunting! Several times off the glass and I've seen her pick something (pods I assume) off the rocks. She is very active going all throughout the rocks.

And the best part.....her tummy looks bigger!!!

 

LOL You and fat fish...

Glad to hear that the mandarin is hunting and eating off the rocks and stuff.

 

She's far from fat. Her stomach was concave when I got her. She's still thin, but no longer looks as pinched.

 

I am happy for you kc. patience patience patience.

 

do you have cyclopeeze or cyclops?

 

I have cyclopeeze, but it's flakes. I've been trying to get freeze dried but I can't find it anywhere!