feeding 6line wrasse

[minichops]

Does anyone have any advice for feeding six line wrasses. I just got a small one and it eats live brine shrimp right up, though its not going after the small pellets. Any food advice? thanks

[jimsflies]

After it's acclimated to it's new home (it might be already), I would just offer it pellets or whatever. It is just being finicky. It will eat eventually.

Are there any other fish in the system? Usually the first one is more picky. I find that when other fish go crazy eating, it sort of becomes a feeding frenzy and competitiveness takes over even for a new shy fish.

[minichops]

thanks jimsflies! He is eating them now, though he waits to graze on them when theyre on the rocks afterward.

[igot2gats]

6 Lines also eat Mysis, IME.

[tazzy695]

mine I am guessing eats pods and anything else in the tank as it constantly picks at the rock work I feed normal pellets and nori with a treat of frozen foods on ocasion

[thefishgirl]

I added one to my 300g because I hear they eat pests that we sometimes get from stuff being added to our tanks. He is constantly picking at the rocks. He comes out when I feed flake, pellets, mysis, and other frozen though too. He's like a vacuum cleaner.. will suck up anything that is in front of him.