Coral Beauty doesn't want to eat anything but algae

[geeluk]

My flame angel was like that too, all he did was peck at the live rock for about 3 months. Then slowly started to eat pe mysis after about 3 months. Just started to eat nori after about 8 months.

[SATELLITE]

I can't complain cause its an angel and they usually peck at corals. hes doing very good so i'll just let him do/ eat what he wants too

[DanG]

I'm just concerned he's going to starve to death because him and the tang have almost removed all the algae from my tank.

[justinl]

I would just keep trying what you're already doing. maybe soak in a supplement like selcon once in a while? I would imagine that once the fish gets hungry enough and sees the other fish eating prepared foods, it will join in.

[Trigger Man]

I found that with my Coral beauty and Flame angel they took a while to start eating the foods that I was putting in the tank. If you have any other fish in the tank eating when you feed this should also help get them to come up. I tend to add Tropic Marin Lipovit to my feedings especially when adding new fish, and they seem to go for it, so you can give it a try.

[DanG]

I guess he's done with algae and has finally started eating the ON reef flake.

It would have sucked to have lost him because he didn't want to eat.

Here's the fish that was in question.

[karazy]

i would also suggest formula 2 for angels soaked in selcon.

the reason its for angels is cuz its algae and also it has sponges in it

[aquatechy]

Coral Beauties with orange bellies have eaten coral before(there is a pigment/chemical that causes some cells in the fish to change color). He probably doesn't like any coral in your tank.

To get him eating, try using liquid additives such as Selcon or garlic additives(there are many out there). Also, try overfeeding your tank, so there is alot of food floating around; it might just spark his interest.

Good luck!!