Longnose butterfly help

[dalton0608]

I got a yellow longnose butterfly and am having a little trouble getting him to eat. I'm using a frozen saltwater multi-pack and thawing the cubes out and cutting them in half. I've been told its best to hand-feed these fish any input would be appreciated

 

[mr_X]

They are very hard to keep in closed systems. I don't know about "hand feeding" as a hand in the tank would surely stress the fish out more. Try live food. Live black worms or brine shrimp.

 

[dalton0608]

ok thanks for the help

 

[dalton0608]

well i just had a very successful feeding. I stuck with the multi-pack this time but used the brine shrimp cube, and he ate a whole half cube out of my hand

 

[dalton0608]

thanks for the advice on brine shrimp now i know he definitely eats that

 

[melosu58]

Good to hear. Maybe a pic might be coming.

 

[dalton0608]

pics of the yellow longnose are up on my profile check em out

 

[dalton0608]

sry didnt know how to post them on the thread

 

[mr_X]

Interesting. And it wasn't even afraid of your hand. I never would have thought a new, wild caught fish would act this way.

 

[dalton0608]

im not sure how long my LFS had the fish but they told me to handfeed him. But yea it took him a min. to come up to my hand but once he did he had no problem eating