Possum Wrasse eat flake food?

Pedro Padovan · Apr 27, 2023

Hello, guys! How are you? I recently got a Possum Wrasse and he is only eating mysis shrimp. I’m trying to make him accept flakes fish food, but he doesn’t swallow, he chews and spit. Should I keep trying? Should I try another fish food? I’m using New Spectrum Life Optimum Flakes. I would be very grateful of any other fish food recommendation.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards for all

This is Thanos, my Possum

Jason_MrFrags · Apr 28, 2023

Try Ocean Nutrition Brine, Prime, Formula one

Tcook · Apr 28, 2023

TDO small pellets

doubleshot00 · Apr 28, 2023

First off Welcome to the site. My possum wont eat flakes eather. Had hime for a over a year. I just feed a wide variety of foods.

Mine is in a nano with a tailspot and shrimp. I just feed 5-6 pieces of shrimp then some pellets to keep everyone happy. Ill throw in flakes time to time because the other fish like them.

Pedro Padovan · Apr 28, 2023

Jason_MrFrags said:
Try Ocean Nutrition Brine, Prime, Formula one

Thank you very much!! I will try to offer these others to him

Pedro Padovan · Apr 28, 2023

doubleshot00 said:
First off Welcome to the site. My possum wont eat flakes eather. Had hime for a over a year. I just feed a wide variety of foods.

Mine is in a nano with a tailspot and shrimp. I just feed 5-6 pieces of shrimp then some pellets to keep everyone happy. Ill throw in flakes time to time because the other fish like them.

Thanks a lot for the tips!! I'm thinking of doing the same, offering mysis to the possum and flake food to the other fish...

doubleshot00 · Apr 28, 2023

Pedro Padovan said:
Thanks a lot for the tips!! I'm thinking of doing the same, offering mysis to the possum and flake food to the other fish...

Hard to pick and choose who eats what. When i feed my big tank i just grab a small pinch of mysis and put it in the nano. Its eaten up pretty quick.

TranceLvr · Jun 20, 2023

I had a possum that would eat pellets. At first, he didn't like them and would spit them out, but over time he would see the other fish eating them and started to as well.