| Author |
 Topic Search  Topic Options
|
charbel101 
Guest
Joined: January 21 2014
Location: lebanon
Status: Offline
Points: 126
|
 Post Options
 Thanks(0)
 Quote  Reply
 Topic: Help me with my pajama cardinal!
Posted: January 21 2014 at 9:27am |
I got a pajama cardinal from like 4 days ago he's so beautiful and he seems active but he's not eating anything i tried frozen food but he's not eating and i tried formula frozen one and formula frozen two and flakes all my fish eats except him i'm really worried about him maybe it's stressed or something i'm really getting crazy :/  my water is perfect i tested from 1 week ago no ammonia i have this tank from 2 months and more i think everything is established i don't want him to die  and i heard that he's nocturnal i did try to feed him at night but he's not eating sometimes he put some in his mouth and then spit them out and swims away :/ i really wish somebody can really help me with this :s
|
|
We don't keep fish we keep water =)
|
 |
Crazy Tarzan
Guest
Joined: September 12 2003
Location: Riverton, WY
Status: Offline
Points: 1681
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 9:45am |
|
try mysis, brine shrimp, and or cyclopeze. Live brine or mysis if you can find them.
I always try and have the fish store feed the fish before I purchase them.
Bangaii Cardinals can be hard to get to eat, so it wouldn't suprise me that a pajama cardinal might also be difficult for feeding.
|
|
Was that in there yesterday? Casper--WY windier than ?
Down to a 20, soon to double or nothing
|
|
charbel101
Guest
Joined: January 21 2014
Location: lebanon
Status: Offline
Points: 126
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 9:51am |
|
Let me tell u somethings about my country i live in lebanon which we don't have a lot of choices and food so i can't find whatever food i want or i see on the internet the most common food here if formula frozen food and flakes so what should i do :(? he would die or he will get used to his food :/?
|
|
We don't keep fish we keep water =)
|
|
Crazy Tarzan
Guest
Joined: September 12 2003
Location: Riverton, WY
Status: Offline
Points: 1681
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 10:34am |
|
look for a frozen cube meaty salt water mix, usually high on brine shrimp and mysis--see if you can read the ingredients.
Defrost a cube and use a pipet or syringe to spot feed the fish.
|
|
Was that in there yesterday? Casper--WY windier than ?
Down to a 20, soon to double or nothing
|
|
charbel101
Guest
Joined: January 21 2014
Location: lebanon
Status: Offline
Points: 126
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 10:40am |
|
Mhm...im using right now forumla frozen two which it's full with meat :/ i can't get any new food for now :s
|
|
We don't keep fish we keep water =)
|
|
DMower
Guest
Joined: December 31 2012
Location: Kaysville
Status: Offline
Points: 1410
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 10:44am |
|
De thaw it first and smash it up. Try that next.
|
|
150 gal reef with 50 gal sump. Reef Octopus DCS-200 Skimmer. AI Sol Blues.
|
|
charbel101
Guest
Joined: January 21 2014
Location: lebanon
Status: Offline
Points: 126
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 10:45am |
|
how i can de thaw it?
|
|
We don't keep fish we keep water =)
|
|
Crazy Tarzan
Guest
Joined: September 12 2003
Location: Riverton, WY
Status: Offline
Points: 1681
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 10:47am |
|
let soak in about 15 ml tank water until the food breaks up into a soupy mix (defrosted) and feed that.
|
|
Was that in there yesterday? Casper--WY windier than ?
Down to a 20, soon to double or nothing
|
|
DMower
Guest
Joined: December 31 2012
Location: Kaysville
Status: Offline
Points: 1410
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 10:48am |
|
Get a cup with water from your tank. Place the cube of frozen in the cup until its soft/squishy. Then smash it up. Pour the cup of food a bit at a time by the hard to feed fish.
|
|
150 gal reef with 50 gal sump. Reef Octopus DCS-200 Skimmer. AI Sol Blues.
|
|
charbel101
Guest
Joined: January 21 2014
Location: lebanon
Status: Offline
Points: 126
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 10:55am |
|
oh maybe it's not eating it because it's frozen like cold ?
|
|
We don't keep fish we keep water =)
|
|
DMower
Guest
Joined: December 31 2012
Location: Kaysville
Status: Offline
Points: 1410
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 11:03am |
|
Those gel food cubes are not as natural as the other frozen varieties on the market. Breaking it up will help.
|
|
150 gal reef with 50 gal sump. Reef Octopus DCS-200 Skimmer. AI Sol Blues.
|
|
charbel101
Guest
Joined: January 21 2014
Location: lebanon
Status: Offline
Points: 126
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 11:15am |
I will definitely try this in the morning and if anything new happened i will come back here for some help thank you guys  i heard that some pajama cardinal fish take like 1 week to start eating it's because of he didn't get used to his new environment
Edited by charbel101 - January 21 2014 at 11:16am
|
|
We don't keep fish we keep water =)
|
|
Jimbo
Guest
Joined: February 22 2009
Location: Plain City
Status: Offline
Points: 515
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 21 2014 at 11:39am |
|
Isn't Formula 2 the Herbivore formula? Could be wrong but either way I doubt your Pajama Cardinal will eat it. IME I had a Bangaii Cardinal that would only eat Mysis or Brine. I had him for years and he would not touch anything else.
Get yourself some Mysis as soon as you can. Good luck
|
|
DMower
Guest
Joined: December 31 2012
Location: Kaysville
Status: Offline
Points: 1410
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: January 22 2014 at 11:00am |
|
So. Lets are some pics.
|
|
150 gal reef with 50 gal sump. Reef Octopus DCS-200 Skimmer. AI Sol Blues.
|
|
