Paroon shark not eating? Should i be worried?

jwowoski

jwowoski

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Recently the other day I moved my baby paroon shark from a 10 gallon tank to a 55 tank. He's about 4.5 inches now. Eats bloodworms and pellets. He pounds them but he hasn't even tried eating anything yet. Should I be worried or not?


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thebiggerthebetter

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Taking several days to adjust to a new tank is about average. It can be hours, even minutes, or 1-2 weeks too. So if the water is perfect for your paroon and there are no other stress factors (good aeration, no bullying, etc.), I'd sit tight and observe and wait it out.
 
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The tank size should not be an issue considering how big the paroon is but I am not sure why they just stop eating.I have had smaller ones in the past just up and stop eating out of nowhere without being moved.Perhaps you could try some guppies to see if the small prey would attract the paroon to go after them.
 
Rotaryp04s

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I moved my paroons to indoor pond and it took almost 2 weeks for them to eat like they should. I seen icks killed a batch of paroon but haven't seen a paroon die from starvation as long it swimming around like they do it fine. I did notice my 4 paroon in they past seem to like the ph on the acid side when I do water change they loose their appetite.
 
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