TheCrazyFishLady
Aquarium Advice Addict
I have had my flowerhorn for a few months now. Within the last two weeks, he has been having issues eating. He will get excited (as usual) and grab the pellet, then spit it out. After that, he looses interest and swims off.
I have him on the same NLS pellets as I have had for the last few months, He has always eaten them no problem. I also will switch between Omega 1 brand and I use some Tetra brand cichlid crisps, since he loves chasing those around. I do frozen bloodworms maybe once a week or once every two weeks, but he has never been too interested in those.
I tried putting garlic powder and soaking some pellets in garlic. Didn't work. I tried skipping a few days (as I was at my parents' house). He just ate one pellet and the second was the new routine.
He hasn't really eaten in the past two weeks. Maybe five pellets since he started this.
He doesn't look any different. There hasn't been any changes to his tank. I do 30% water changes every week, maybe a 10% at some other point in the week. The parameters are all normal, no ammonia and no nitrites. I haven't fed him anything live and he hasn't been exposed to any other fish. Not sure what else to include here.
If anyone can help, it would be gladly appreciated! I know fish can go awhile without eating, but I'm getting pretty worried. I think it goes without saying that this guy is my baby,
Thanks.
(Also posted this in FlowerhornCraze.com, in case anyone is on that site too)
I have him on the same NLS pellets as I have had for the last few months, He has always eaten them no problem. I also will switch between Omega 1 brand and I use some Tetra brand cichlid crisps, since he loves chasing those around. I do frozen bloodworms maybe once a week or once every two weeks, but he has never been too interested in those.
I tried putting garlic powder and soaking some pellets in garlic. Didn't work. I tried skipping a few days (as I was at my parents' house). He just ate one pellet and the second was the new routine.
He hasn't really eaten in the past two weeks. Maybe five pellets since he started this.
He doesn't look any different. There hasn't been any changes to his tank. I do 30% water changes every week, maybe a 10% at some other point in the week. The parameters are all normal, no ammonia and no nitrites. I haven't fed him anything live and he hasn't been exposed to any other fish. Not sure what else to include here.
If anyone can help, it would be gladly appreciated! I know fish can go awhile without eating, but I'm getting pretty worried. I think it goes without saying that this guy is my baby,
Thanks.
(Also posted this in FlowerhornCraze.com, in case anyone is on that site too)