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Old 04-08-2022, 10:58 AM   #1
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Clown fish won't eat flakes

Hello everyone, I got 2 clown fish on Wednesday and I tried to feed them on Thursday with flakes but they just spit them out right away. Tried again this morning and same thing. What can I do to get them to eat flakes?

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Old 04-08-2022, 12:12 PM   #2
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Why do they have to be flakes?
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Because I live 180 miles from anywhere that sells frozen food.
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Can try to put a drop of Garlic Power and let the flakes soak, that could get them enticed a bit.

You can also look in the PE Mysis pellets, and the same technique with the Garlic Power if they don’t like those. Pellets in general may be a bigger hit than the flakes. Look up ChromoBoost, or New Life Spectrum.

Good luck with it
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Also plenty of DIY frozen food methods on YouTube if you have a blender and a grocery store close!
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As Waxon said make your own fish food. A lot of people do this
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