Getting fish to eat

I don't see anything you are doing wrong. Some fish take longer to eat then others. The clown you bought are young and are used to being in groups so maybe that could be a problem. I would contact the seller and ask what you could do. you are doing everything I would do.Goood luck

 

sounds like he isn's used to his surroundings...is there anyway you could confine him, like in a breeding container and keep him in there in your tank. would allow you to feed him easier and may make him feel more secure until he gets used to the open space in the tank...just my 2 pennies worth

 

I'd try garlic xtreme made by Kent Marine. You add a drop to the food and let it soak in a bit of RO water before feeding. It enhances the flavor. I'd try that with the frozen cyclopese. As small as they are, they need very small size pieces of food. Still might take a couple of days.

 

Agree it is stressed out. It is used to being in a big school of brothers & sisters, and is now alone & trying to find them. Do you have a smaller tank you can house it in with some hiding places for now?

Garlic is a very good appetite stimulant.

 

I would go for the fuge, maybe throw a piece of pipe in there for him to hide in

 

I my clowns stayed up top for 2 weeks before they moved to the bottom. I think it will eventually come around.

 

I purchased two of them and they would not eat either then I used Cyclopeeze and they seem to love it.

 

Seascapes has those little hang on tanks that just use an air pump to circulate water in and out. I think they're only $11. Very cool way to acclimate without adding to the tank IMHO. I bought one of those clowns at the show. Never could get him to eat anything at all in isolation or main tank. When I came home last night he was dried up and dead on my floor. I only have a one inch gap around a part of my screen top and it looks like he torpedoed through it. Crazy...