Pom Pom Won't Come Out, Eat?

[CaliforniaGirl]

Hi! New here. My pom pom came in yesterday. The only other creature we have in the tank is a mystery snail.  It is a 5-gallon tank.

 

I got a pom pom because obviously I can only have one or two critters in the tank and I heard pom poms are social and lively. He's VERY lively, he can run like heck, but he just will not come out of his little corner behind the filter. I just saw him start out, then rush right back in again.

 

So he hasn't eaten yet. Will he come out of his shell? (Yar har.) Am I doing something wrong? The tank is cycled and it is clean, nobody knocks on the glass or anything in my house, etc. Thanks!

[CaliforniaGirl]

So...it's night time and he came out! He's even eating.

[Staticmoves]

My Pom Pom hides most of the time. But when I feed mysis shrimp, it comes out swinging.

It’s probably eating more than you think.

but if you just got it, it may take a few days to get comfortable.

[CaliforniaGirl]

17 hours ago, Staticmoves said:

My Pom Pom hides most of the time. But when I feed mysis shrimp, it comes out swinging.

It’s probably eating more than you think.

but if you just got it, it may take a few days to get comfortable.

 

Thanks. He came out last night and he appears very healthy...running around! And he finally ate.