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By Stan & Debbie Hauter, About.com

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When keeping invertebrates that are stationary suspension or filter feeders, or where liquid supplements are needed for nourishment, a turkey baster can be used for direct feeding, and good water current and circulation in the tank will assist with bringing nutrients TO the animals when supplements are added to the aquarium water for dispersion.
  • For sand sifting predatory fish and invertebrates that feed on copepods and amphipods, these tiny crustaceans can purchased live and introduced into the aquarium, or cultivated in a refugium and harvested for feeding.
  • For hassle free feeding, many aquarists choose to use an automatic feeder (read reviews & compare prices) to depense foods into the tank. Going away for a few days or on vacation? Consider an auto-feeder!
If you are having difficulties with a particular tank inhabitant not eating shortly after you get it home, consult with the fish store where you got it. In reality, before you purchased it, one of the things you should have done in the first place was to actually see it eating in the store, and found out exactly what and how it has been fed while in the fish store's care. If you didn't do this, you shouldn't have bought it in the first place!

A marine animal that was eating just fine in the store, but has decided not to eat now that you have gotten it home sometimes needs a little time to adjust to its new tank conditions and surroundings. Once the new introduction has settled down from the stresses of moving, it usually picks up its normal eating patterns in a few days. If it doesn't, and one type of food or method of feeding is not working, don't wait, try something else, and keep trying until you find something that does work.

Do you have any feeding tips or tricks to share, or need some assistance with a fish or invertebrate feeding problem? Post them on the Saltwater Aquariums Community Forum or discuss it in Salt Talk Chat.

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