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Hey, any bro have experience with Squirrelfish/Soldierfish? What do they eat?

Reefing since 2003
 4ft x 2ft x 2ft Mixed Reef (BB):-
50 Gal Sump,

Apex Controlled System (Lab grade),
Deltec SC1455 Protein Skimmer,
Vortech MP40wQD,

Jebao RW-15

Maxspect Razor 320w
Eheim 1260 Return Pump,
Hailea HS-66A 1/4HP chiller,
TLF Reactor 150, running HydroCarbon 



 

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Mine feeding on pellets and market prawn.

Until now, my Squirrelfish is not eating. Tried Market Prawn, Frozen Mysis, pellets. Still not eating. Always hide behind the rocks, only come out during light off. Any bro here got any suggestions?

Reefing since 2003
 4ft x 2ft x 2ft Mixed Reef (BB):-
50 Gal Sump,

Apex Controlled System (Lab grade),
Deltec SC1455 Protein Skimmer,
Vortech MP40wQD,

Jebao RW-15

Maxspect Razor 320w
Eheim 1260 Return Pump,
Hailea HS-66A 1/4HP chiller,
TLF Reactor 150, running HydroCarbon 



 

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Until now, my Squirrelfish is not eating. Tried Market Prawn, Frozen Mysis, pellets. Still not eating. Always hide behind the rocks, only come out during light off. Any bro here got any suggestions?

It's probably feeding on natural food in your tank -- polychaete worms and the like. The are nocturnal so they will take a while to get used to coming out at daylight hours to feed. Mine did the same for a couple of weeks -- lurking in the rockwork in the day and only actively swimming about at night.

You might try feeding your squirrelfish a couple of hours after lights out. With their large night-vision eyes they will see the food in the water. After some time they will learn to join the daytime feeding party and come out with the other fish.

saltwateraquariumhobby.com -- a work in progress!

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