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Hello all.
So my first marine aquarium got it's further inhabitants today. 2 small clowns from o.r.a. they are so small and cute.
The tank is a 75g, with 60lb of rock and 40 lb of sand. It is being filtered by an fx 6. No power heads yet.
The fx6 does about 450g/hr. That should not be to much water movement for the two Lil guys should it? How can I make sure that they are eating? I tried to spot feed them ,cause they were hiding in the back corner. I deff saw one eat but not sure about the other. After that they came out from hiding to the front of the tank. Is there a way to help get pellets to them? Its such a big tank for 2 fish one inch or less.
 

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Hello all.
So my first marine aquarium got it's further inhabitants today. 2 small clowns from o.r.a. they are so small and cute.
The tank is a 75g, with 60lb of rock and 40 lb of sand. It is being filtered by an fx 6. No power heads yet.
The fx6 does about 450g/hr. That should not be to much water movement for the two Lil guys should it? How can I make sure that they are eating? I tried to spot feed them ,cause they were hiding in the back corner. I deff saw one eat but not sure about the other. After that they came out from hiding to the front of the tank. Is there a way to help get pellets to them? Its such a big tank for 2 fish one inch or less.
How new r they? My clown only started eating when I fed him frozen mysis after a couple of days
 

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Sometimes they won’t eat for a couple days. Normally like to see them eat at my supplier before bringing them home. Sometimes I still do. If after two days I don’t see interest in my normal feeding I will add a little garlic to the mix. Like a tiny bit or use tiny garlic pellets to get them eating. After adjusting to their new home they should be fat and happy before you know it.
 
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Sometimes they won’t eat for a couple days. Normally like to see them eat at my supplier before bringing them home. Sometimes I still do. If after two days I don’t see interest in my normal feeding I will add a little garlic to the mix. Like a tiny bit or use tiny garlic pellets to get them eating. After adjusting to their new home they should be fat and happy before you know it.
I have seen them eat. It makes me happy. I think my food was too big for them. I stole some small pellet food from my daughter and I saw them both gobble a couple pieces each. I need a skilled scavenger now to clean up all the ones they don't eat.
 

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I have seen them eat. It makes me happy. I think my food was too big for them. I stole some small pellet food from my daughter and I saw them both gobble a couple pieces each. I need a skilled scavenger now to clean up all the ones they don't eat.
Cleaner Shrimp, hermit crabs, variety of snails :)
 

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I have seen them eat. It makes me happy. I think my food was too big for them. I stole some small pellet food from my daughter and I saw them both gobble a couple pieces each. I need a skilled scavenger now to clean up all the ones they don't eat.
Hermits and snails are great. The little hermits. The bigger hermits tend to be more of a pest in my tank.
Light foot crabs are super cool as well. He eats anything and everything. Leaves my fish alone unlike a Halloween hermit that needs lives in my sump
 

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