I have a one violet goby (dragon fish) ,it has hard time finding his food what can i do to make it eat ?

Question

I purchased this dragon fish on March 1st ,2007.Its in a 55 gallon tank with 2 bala sharks ,1 irid shark,1 plec.My tanks temperature is abt 70 -78 .Other fishes eats all there food, there are still alittle food left in the tank but i guess the dragon fish has a hard time finding its way ,and after couple min those foods are alll gone ,because of my other fishes in the tank.Help pleazz.

Answer 1

What are you trying to feed him? Dragon gobies are filter feeders and will often take frozen bloodworms or blackworms. I've also had them eat shrimp pellets after they've softened up, but chances are your other fish won't let them get to this point. Often, you won't see them eating because they will sift food out of the gravel. They are a bit on the shy side, so they won't try to get the food from the other fish. You may have to try target feeding him with a baster or use a tank divider to feed him separately if this is a problem.

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