Mimic saddle puffer

[brian5280]

I have a new mimic saddle puffer (file fish) that I bought from DD on live aquaria. It seemed quite stressed yesterday and was laying on the bottom of the QT after an hour long acclimation.
This morning it was up and swimming around so I gave it some mysis shrimp (thawed), brine shrimp (thawed) and some sushi row. it didn't seem interested in eating any of it so I cleaned it all out after an hour.

Any suggestions on what to try feeding it next? I was thinking of buying some live food.

 

[JodiI]

My fish generally don't eat the first day, sometimes two. Maybe try again tomorrow? Though I've not kept that particular kind of puffer, mine used to love live snails and thawed shrimp.

 

[Haddonisreef]

Try soaking in some garlic

 

[brian5280]

its eating live brine shrimp, still refusing frozen food but at least it's eating now.
I hope the little guy makes it. He's a very interesting fish so far. It's like having a baby trigger fish without the aggressive personality.