my yellow watchman

nemo79 · 05-07-2007, 05:35 PM

I have a small yellow watchman which is my absolute favourite fish. He is very timid and getting food to him is hard. All my other fish are pigs and he isn't aggressive enough to go after the food. I have tried using my seasquirt to get the food to him but he's afraid of it. I know they eat copods but I don't have alot of them and he can't sift my crushed coral through his gills. Does anyone have suggestions?

amcarrig · 05-07-2007, 05:37 PM

I wouldn't fret too much about it unless you notice that the fish has a sunken stomach from not eating. Just make sure that a little of whatever you're feeding lands near its burrow.

nemo79 · 05-07-2007, 05:46 PM

Thanks Amcarrig. Actually his tummy isn't sunken but my tang is looking skinny and she eats.

amcarrig · 05-07-2007, 05:48 PM

You're not feeding that tang too many meats are you? They need a lot of algae. I like to feed spirulina flakes.

omard · 05-07-2007, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nemo79

I have a small yellow watchman which is my absolute favourite fish. He is very timid and getting food to him is hard. All my other fish are pigs and he isn't aggressive enough to go after the food. I have tried using my seasquirt to get the food to him but he's afraid of it. I know they eat copods but I don't have alot of them and he can't sift my crushed coral through his gills. Does anyone have suggestions?

I also have a pair of very "timid" watchmans...my observation is that they become very much less "timid" when they get hungry enough. May not see them eat for couple of days, then all of a sudden they are out gobbling with the rest of them (as long as the big shrimp goby is not too close by.

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nemo79 · 05-08-2007, 09:40 AM

Thanks so much, I would hate to lose him, they aren't easy to get out here and my hubby had it specially ordered. 1 inch fish for $40cdn!

I am feeding spirulina flakes mostly, mysis/brine only a few times a week and I also use those algae strips.

omard · 06-04-2007, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by omard

I also have a pair of very "timid" watchmans...my observation is that they become very much less "timid" when they get hungry enough. May not see them eat for couple of days, then all of a sudden they are out gobbling with the rest of them (as long as the big shrimp goby is not too close by.

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You are right...I should have paid more attention to target feeding my two watchman's. Both seem to have disappeared for last couple of weeks. I fear the worst.