New clown fish isnt eating?

[Badger]

hey i got 2 new false percs on sunday and the one doesnt seem to be eating anything, and his mouth seems like its staying open...and it seems his bottom lip is alittle white???
does anyone have any suggestions??? right now i have them in a 10 gallon until my 35 is ready because i just drilled it on sat.. there is also a neon goby and 2 cleaner shrimp in the 10gallon as well as a bunch of coral and somerock...

thanks for your help guys in advance :)

[gobyguy]

Maybe try adding a few drops of garlic extreme to brine shrimp or use a few drops of selcon either of those will REALLY attract your fish to the food.. I have both but my fish prefer the selcon when they are first introduced and are a bit finiky with their food.

[Lazer Bubble]

try a smaller food like cyclopeeze. They are not raised on adult brine or flake usually so try the cyclopeeze or baby brine.

[afss]

first question is what have you tried to feed it?

[Badger]

frozen brine shrimp and flake food...

[Lazer Bubble]

both are too big for most juviniles. try either mashing up the flake or get something smaller!

[afss]

agreed. Depending on its size you may want to try cyclopeeze or baby brine shrimp.

Scott

[waynefish]

try cyclopeeze, I have a young false perc that I feed it too, he really likes it. I had the frozen bar kind. You should strain its melt water out though, I think it has phosphates in it.

[Badger]

were about can u get cyclopeeze near st. catharines?
thanks

[Lazer Bubble]

Try contacting create_a_reef on this board he usually has some frozen!