Hello all-My baby peacock bass won't eat. I bought him at my lfs and ever since I got him he has barely eaten anything. The first day I had him he attempted eating a feeder, but since then has refused all food. I have tried pellets, crushed pellets, krill, and feeders and nothing is working. He is getting skinny and staying towards the top of the tank, making me a bit nervous...any suggestions?thanks-Tyler
Baby peacock bass wont eat?
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throw in some tiny guppies about 2 dozen and let him settle..worry about training on pellets later..most fish bought from lfs are hard to train..good luck..
Water parameters need to be spot on. I also agree with trying guppies. I had a temensis that did the same thing and it unfortunately turned out that his throat was malformed, probably from poor conditions before I purchased him. Sometimes buying fish from the lfs isn't the best decision...
Give him some time to get use to his new surroundings..............Good Luck and post some pic's.
damn, sorry for your loss. I've got a baby bass myself and the only thing it'd eat was brine shrimp.
wish I saw this earlier. It's up to use this method (I'd say use it when worst comes to absolute worst!), force food down the fishes throat. I've done this in the pass a couple of times and believed I might've saved those fish's lives. A few others have done this as well.. not the nicest thing to do, but if they're hanging on the line, might as well do what you can!
wish I saw this earlier. It's up to use this method (I'd say use it when worst comes to absolute worst!), force food down the fishes throat. I've done this in the pass a couple of times and believed I might've saved those fish's lives. A few others have done this as well.. not the nicest thing to do, but if they're hanging on the line, might as well do what you can!
