Kite Butterfly fish not eating

[stanleytan]

Hi any advice? My batfish, rabbit fish, gobies and damsels are eating what i give them, but the butterflies are not. I have tried dead brine shrimp, live brine shrimp, live small prawns, dead finely shredded prawns, blood worms, tubiflex ( spelling?) worms, shredded fish meat, nothing works. any thoughts?

[Terryz_]

Hi any advice? My batfish, rabbit fish, gobies and damsels are eating what i give them, but the butterflies are not. I have tried dead brine shrimp, live brine shrimp, live small prawns, dead finely shredded prawns, blood worms, tubiflex ( spelling?) worms, shredded fish meat, nothing works. any thoughts?

What Kite butterfly? any photo or scientific name...Some butterfly are obligate coral eater... So some are best to left in the ocean...

[yikai]

are you referring to Parachaetodon ocellatus? the common name is kite butterfly. these are generalised feeders feeding on bethnic creatures, worms etc. hard to get feeding. like copperband

[stanleytan]

are you referring to Parachaetodon ocellatus? the common name is kite butterfly. these are generalised feeders feeding on bethnic creatures, worms etc. hard to get feeding. like copperband

Correct it's the Parachaetodon Ocellatus. it's picks at the blood worms and then spits it out. It's swimming naturally, not stressed and constantly looking at the corals, just not eating what i am feeding it.

[Terryz_]

It is impossible to keep them alive in captivity but pity they are very commonly available..

They are difficult to feed and caught using cyanide(if not wrong)..

[mopiko]

It is impossible to keep them alive in captivity but pity they are very commonly available..

They are difficult to feed and caught using cyanide(if not wrong)..

haiz... once fish not eating headache liao. why not net it up put inside a floating basket. try feed all kind of food hope there something it will eat den move on from there. in basket there no need to fight for food and can put a pipe inside the basket for hiding. however, putting in basket might stress them too. need to weigh the pros and cons

[stanleytan]

haiz... once fish not eating headache liao. why not net it up put inside a floating basket. try feed all kind of food hope there something it will eat den move on from there. in basket there no need to fight for food and can put a pipe inside the basket for hiding. however, putting in basket might stress them too. need to weigh the pros and cons

Tried to catch it out but cant, eat time net go down, it goes into hiding. I have a bad feeling it will starve to death very soon. Sigh....

[mopiko]

Tried to catch it out but cant, eat time net go down, it goes into hiding. I have a bad feeling it will starve to death very soon. Sigh....

bro put in a clear transparent plastic container inside the tank. put some food which it will eat or peck on. once inside the container cover it with the cap and take out from the tank. fish usually is pretty "dumb" they dun remember how they got in so take longer time to escape.

i used those plastic container with red cap. pple use to stall kueh during CNY. HTH

[stanleytan]

bro put in a clear transparent plastic container inside the tank. put some food which it will eat or peck on. once inside the container cover it with the cap and take out from the tank. fish usually is pretty "dumb" they dun remember how they got in so take longer time to escape.

i used those plastic container with red cap. pple use to stall kueh during CNY. HTH

Instead of catching it, is there some other special food that i can feed it with or encourage it to eat?

[mopiko]

Instead of catching it, is there some other special food that i can feed it with or encourage it to eat?

hi bro like what bro terryz said its almost impossible to keep it alive in captivity. you might what to catch it out first and slowly flood it with food and finger cross there is something it like. try soakin the food in garlic to attract it to the food.