We'll hear goes my green terror has not eaten in like 2 weeks she will eat blood worm now and then still not swing her eat it I leave it on the bottom and it gone in a few hours so she eating something atleast she was breathing very heavy as well lfs said I should dose the tank with anti crustacean parasite so I did when the along brought the meds 5 days gone bye breathing slightly normal but still not eating at all now still food 5/6 hours after I've put it in can someone please point me in right direction Tia
7" green terror not eating
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Well, first i wouldnt advise meds at all. They can easily be much more harmful then helpful. Clean, clean water is the real way to go. Meds should only be used if you have a very clear idea of what is wrong, and even then clean water could probably accomplish the same thing.
I would recommend a big water change. For a damaged fish i would do a 50% for a few days in a row just to see if it helps her perk up a bit.
What suze tank is it in? If its a smaller tank the harmful crap could be building up fast and cause her to stop eating
I would recommend a big water change. For a damaged fish i would do a 50% for a few days in a row just to see if it helps her perk up a bit.
What suze tank is it in? If its a smaller tank the harmful crap could be building up fast and cause her to stop eating
plenty of small, regular water changes; avoid large single changes, don't want to shock her or anything. Another point, is that as i get further into the hobby; I'm realising the importance of treating fish for parasites, some of which can lie dormant or not be noticeable for long, long whiles. On that vein, praziquantel can be a good avenue; non-stressful for fish, but gets rid of many hangers-on
Any stringy white poop? If so you might want to dose once or twice with metronidozole before he stops eating entirely. I just went through something like this with my GT and it was parasites. He finally started to eat after about two months without food.
Ryan if you can get her eating worms I might suggest obtaining a small syringe from your pharmacy and injecting I dilute solution of metronidozole into a worm and feeding that way. It worked for me and I got the idea thinking about how I used to inject worms with air when I go fishing so they float.