eel doesnt want to eat anymore...

[Fishyfan]

My tiretrack eel used to love eating krill. Now he will suck it up in his mouth and then just spit it out. He's been acting like this for a month now, I dont know what happened, he refuses to eat it anymore....Any ideas as to why he doesnt want it anymore? Im gunna try to get some bloodworms or ghost shrimp or something this week, see if he'll eat that...

 

[santoury]

Are you saying he has not eaten anything for a month? I'm surprised you didn't say anything sooner. Is he getting thin?

 

[Fishyfan]

Are you saying he has not eaten anything for a month? I'm surprised you didn't say anything sooner. Is he getting thin?

Yes, he hasn't eaten anything for a month. I haven't been too worried because he doesn't seem to be getting thin. I thought he might have been going on a hunger strike, but i don't want him to starve himself for much longer...

 

[santoury]

well, he must, then, be eating something else? What do his tankmates get?

 

[Fishyfan]

well, he must, then, be eating something else? What do his tankmates get?

He has the tank to himself. If he is eatting something it cant be much, i try to take out all of the krill an hour or two after I feed him so it doesn't pollute the tank.

 

[sandtiger]

We need to know is all the details about your tank and it's water quality. Readings for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, temp, pH, tank size etc. Has anything changed in the system since the fish alst ate?