New fish wont eat

[pinda]

I have a friend who recently boought some clowns and they wont eat. Is this beacause they are now getting accustomed to their environment?

 

[Marc118]

How long have they been in and how did you acclimate? Stress from being moved can cause fish not to eat. They will come around.

 

[roka64]

Good questions above. I soak my frozen in garlic extreme. It seems to stir up a feeding frenzy and is also said to help boost their immune systems.

 

[pinda]

Could she boil garlic and use the juice to soak the flakes????

 

[melosu58]

No need to boil. Many LFS out there sell garlic products. Any garlic oil or even garlic juice from crushed garlic will work. I dont use garlic but I know many that do.

 

[pinda]

Well one of the clowns are gone. Before they went they were at the bottom of the tank breathing heavily what could be the problem. I told her a water change maybe necessary.

 

[melosu58]

I told her a water change maybe necessary.

A PWC IS necessary.

 

[pinda]

Yup I told her do a 10% today and another 10% tommorow.

 

[Hara]

How did she acclimate the fish? That was asked and is probably the biggest part of the equation. I am not sure why a water change is needed at this time unless you know there are water quality issues. And just to clarify..if there is water quality issues, 10% wont do squat as for making a difference.

 

[pinda]

She told me she floated the bag for about an hour then released them. She tried feeding them then to realize they won't eat.

 

[MT79]

she floated the bag for about an hour then released them.

That is most likely the problem. SW animals need to adjust to a few water chemistry parameters, not just temperature. A drip acclimation works great, and is easy to do, at achieving this. Here is a link describing the procedure- http://www.aquariumadvice.com/article_view.php?faq=2&fldAuto=18
Has the tank been cycled properly? Have the water parameters been checked to be certain evrything is good?

 

[Marc118]

I agree that the acclimation method is likely the root of stress.