Feeding Banggai Cardinal

[Elite]

My pair only eat PE Mysid. Whatelse do you guys feed yours?

 

[phishphood]

they won't touch brine or cyclopeeze? When I had some they ate pellets no problem.

 

[70Cuda]

Arent they mostly carnivores. Had some about a year ago and they loved everything meaty. squid clams shrimp esp the fresh stuff you find in asian stores. I used to buy a mix of fresh seafood

 

[Elite]

I tried ArticPods and a bunch of different flake. I don't feed brine. Cyclopeeze too small, I feed my tank but I don't think they touch them at all. I will try clams and shrimp. Thanks!

 

[Lyn]

I had a Pyjama cardinal. It was a strange little fish, as it would prefer to eat pelleted food over almost anything else. Sometimes it would eat mysis, bloodworms, and brine, but it wanted the lower protein Tetra Marine granules/pellets (no other fish would touch the stuff, not even the shrimp would). I bought pelleted Formula One for it, but then I had my disaster with the heater...

I did see it eating shrimp larvae though, and it probably ate copepods and amphipods in the tank. It was fat, definitely not malnourished (had it for 5+ years), but wouldn't touch flake, only pellets!

 

[Vincerama2]

My BC will eat whatever I put in the tank. I use "OSI Marine Flake" and they eat it up.

V

 

[Euphyllia]

It depends on your fish's personality. One of my clowns will eat almost anything you put in the tank while the other will only eat brine shrimp. Try a wide variety of food and give them what they will eat. I think be wild caught vs. tank raised also effects their diet, and I've heard that Banggai Cardinals are all wild caught except for the LFS that raise their own. Hope this will help!

 

[GreshamH]

Most likely you got those from Max Phong so they are wild which have a poor food acceptance rate. It's best to see them eat before buying them. Not taking Arcti-pods is a bad sign I am afraid. Keep at it

 

[Elite]

Nah I bought them from another reefer who had them for over a year. Actually my clowns don't eat Arcti-pod either.. Not sure why.

Lyn, I tried the pellet.. they don't even check them out : ..

 

[GreshamH]

Well what was he feeding?

 

[Elite]

Mysid ;D

 

[GreshamH]

There's your answer..it'll be tough to ween them off.

 

[Elite]

Want to give them something else... ain't they get bored eating the same stuff all the time??

 

[GreshamH]

You can't force them to eat something else though. If they don't want anything else it sounds like they aren't bored (which is an emotion fish's don't feel).

 

[Elite]

I guess that's what I have to feed them then.. Thanks Gresham..

 

[phishphood]

So as a thought...what if you don't feed mysis for a long enough time? I would think that would help get them to try something else (as would seeing other tank-mates eat said food).

 

[Thales]

Mysid is fine. I feed them a lot when I want them to spawn.

 

[Elite]

[quote author=phishphood link=topic=6437.msg82809#msg82809 date=1235097552]
So as a thought...what if you don't feed mysis for a long enough time? I would think that would help get them to try something else (as would seeing other tank-mates eat said food).
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Nah I don't like to see my fish hungry .. The female looks like pregnant. I would like to see them breed...

Thanks Rich.. I do feed a lot. I feed to the point that they can't eat any more everyday. A reason why I have a skimmer in my tank now..

 

[70Cuda]

suprised they didnt like the squid or clams.

 

[Elite]

I haven't tried that yet Amy.. Will try some shrimp tonight..