Percs

[Marie]

I bought a pair of percs a couple of weeks ago, the tanks been set up as a fish free reef since april.

 

The percs will only eat brine shrimp, and wont go near the flake.

 

How do i try and wean them?

 

I have african cichlids and have had similar problems with their prellets and just fed the new stuff til they ate it. Do i do the same? Obviously with removing waste food.

 

Thanks,

 

Marie

[Crakeur]

they should switch over. clowns eat fairly well in my experience. might try a mix of brine and flake and slowly decrease the amount of brine and increase the amount of flake

[Marie]

Thanks, i use a pipette to put the brine shrimp in the tank and they know that means food so that could help.

 

Marie

[Crakeur]

try using the pipette to add flake to the tank.

[MrConclusion]

Or try something "tastier" than flake food, but better than brine shrimp, such as frozen Formula 1 & Formula 2. Finely minced, this is what all of my nanos eat every day.

[gargoyleexotics]

Or try something "tastier" than flake food, but better than brine shrimp, such as frozen Formula 1 & Formula 2

 

I agree. All of our tanks like the frozen (and even pellet) formulas much better than the flake (even though they are all Ocean Nutrition products).

[Marie]

Does anyone know if the suggestions are available in the uk? Or of any alternatives. I havent seen them in the shops.

 

Thanks,

 

M

[caja]

Try some of the online stores.

[Crakeur]

my suggestion is.

[Chronicles]

When they get hungry enough they'll eat. Mine seem to try to eat my snails, sand, any hair algae, and the glass. Wierd little things. Which reminds me, I need to get them a BTA (does $40 sound right?) because the one sleeps w/ my magfloat and the other w/ the heater!! :