I know a lot of you have helped me with my pbass in the past and really appreciate it! He/she is roughly 16 inches now at 18 months old. I think I can confidently call Diesel a girl due to a hump nonexistent. Around 5 months ago, she was treated for bacterial and viral diseases through external medicines because she wouldnt eat anything. After showing no improvement, I decided to force feed her which was something I never wanted to do. I crushed up massivore pellets and added water, vitamins, and medicine and fed here with a syringe. Surprisingly, it worked awesome and all food was held down by her. This way I was able to get antibiotics in her and kill any parasite or infection she may have had. Feces were normal and digestive system seemed fine. After seeing no improvement after 4 weeks, I have decided to let her live her life until she either starts eating again or die of starvation. She was your typical aggressive peacock bass growing up, eating anything that she could fit in her mouth. She developed a little head and lateral line erosion from high nitrates but has been fixed and cleared up. Ever since this occurred, she has never been the same. She will show aggression to my other pbass but that is it. She still hasnt eaten since I have force fed her, which has been at least 2 months. My only question is how long can I expect her to live without eating? I am starting to think its something to do with breeding? I am clueless and thought this would be an interesting topic for all pbass keepers. This picture is up to date and she looks healthy. Dont know how she is still active and swimming around in the tank.
