Discus help

[Larry O]

I did a bad a thing and got a discus from Craigslist that is not eating. The person I got it from mentioned that it is not eating. I need some help to try to make it eat food. I heard garlic can help stimulate a fish to eat but have never tried it. Any help and ideas would be great. I don't know anything about its past except that it stop eating. Let's not make a four inche discus die.

 

[ECW]

CLEAN water! Lots of water changes! Soften the water! Get it some live bloodworms or live blackworms goodluck!

 

[Southjerseycichlidz]

Make sure your temp is high super perfect water quality and bloodworms is your best bet I have had this problem before it will be fine a few days with out eating could just be scared

 

[mrrobxc]

If his poop is white, separate it, raise the temps. And dose with metro and prazi. Do 50 percent WC daily and re medicate after. Do this for a week. After a week, it should start eating. Raise temps to 86.

Meanwhile, fine live blackworms to feed them until they eat. Siphon out any uneaten food.