Anyone force feed a 2" fish??
 

Trying to get my new small majestic eating, not going well at all. Thinking syringe with baby formula :)

Have you tried soaking the food in brightwell garlic concentrate? I had a tang that wouldnt eat at first and I tried that and actually had good success with it. Eats like a champ now.

How long has it been?

What are you attempting to feed ?

Wow, the things I learn on this forum. I wasn't even aware force feeding was possible until I read this thread. Then I found this:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/12/aafeature1

Anyway, keep us posted on your progress....

I figure from the time it was caught till now is about 2 weeks. So far I've tried everything dead, going to try and get some live brine and black worms shortly. I'm afraid he may be past that point, he's not even showing interest now.

If he were bigger, I might try, but this guy is about 2 inches. Probably do more harm than good

Including sponge-based angel foods I take it ?

No, not available here.

But tried pellets, pellets in selcon, pellets in garlic, mysis, plankton, other mysis, brine shrimp, cyclopeze, scallop, fish roe, nori, nori in garlic. Rock with sponge on it, zoas, feather dusters. If live worms or brine doesn't do it, he's done.

Defrost a whole pack of food in a gallon of water and stuff him in there for an hour or two :silly:

I hope he takes the live food