Jasonrusso
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Three weeks ago I my wartskin angler suddenly died. At that point I realized that my Mombassa Lion wasn't eating, and I lost him a week later. The only thing I could link between the two was likely contaminated food (frozen silverslides) which I was feeding them both. I don't feel that it is water quality, because my porcupine puffer and harelquin tusk are eating normally and show NO signs of distress. That is why I think it was the food.
I also have a Dwarf Golden Moray eel. I've had him for nearly 3 years and I usually feed him every 3-4 days. At the same time I noticed my lion stop eating, I also noticed that the eel hadn't eaten either. It has been maybe 3 weeks and he will not eat. He actually turns away and moves to the other side of his rock when I put a silverslide in front of him.
He is really showing no signs of distress. His breathing appears normal and he is as active as an eel can be. He reaches out when I walk up to the tank but WILL NOT EAT!
I bought some live ghost shrimp and gut load them daily. The first one I put in went right behind a rock near the eel and it appeared that he may have eaten it. It looked like he went for a strike and I saw sand kick up, but it was behind a rock so I couldn't see. I keep putting in shrimp at night hoping that he is eating them. There also seems to be a bunch of empty shells in front of his area. Is he eating my snails and crabs (whatever survived, see puffer and tusk) at night?
Is there any sure fire food they will eat that will calm my nerves? I have tried grocery store shrimp (puffer loves it), half shell clams, silver slides, and he eats none of it. He may also be eating uneaten krill that the puffer leaves behind.
He has gone on hunger strikes before, but never this long. 2 weeks was the longest. I also know they can live for a month+ without eating, but I really want to see him eat SOMETHING.
I also have a Dwarf Golden Moray eel. I've had him for nearly 3 years and I usually feed him every 3-4 days. At the same time I noticed my lion stop eating, I also noticed that the eel hadn't eaten either. It has been maybe 3 weeks and he will not eat. He actually turns away and moves to the other side of his rock when I put a silverslide in front of him.
He is really showing no signs of distress. His breathing appears normal and he is as active as an eel can be. He reaches out when I walk up to the tank but WILL NOT EAT!
I bought some live ghost shrimp and gut load them daily. The first one I put in went right behind a rock near the eel and it appeared that he may have eaten it. It looked like he went for a strike and I saw sand kick up, but it was behind a rock so I couldn't see. I keep putting in shrimp at night hoping that he is eating them. There also seems to be a bunch of empty shells in front of his area. Is he eating my snails and crabs (whatever survived, see puffer and tusk) at night?
Is there any sure fire food they will eat that will calm my nerves? I have tried grocery store shrimp (puffer loves it), half shell clams, silver slides, and he eats none of it. He may also be eating uneaten krill that the puffer leaves behind.
He has gone on hunger strikes before, but never this long. 2 weeks was the longest. I also know they can live for a month+ without eating, but I really want to see him eat SOMETHING.