Endlicheri wont eat!

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Jakob

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I bought an Endli a few days ago. He was skinny when i got it, it is about 4". The owner of the LFS said that it ate well, both pellets and frozen food, which i actually doubt judging by how skinny he was when i got it.
I have tried shrimps, pellets and even bloodworms, and he wont even smell the food..no interest at all..

The tank he was in in the LFS was very dark, and he could hide under the driftwood. In the tank he is in now, a 15g tank which he is sharing with a 6" Delhezi has a lot of light, there are stones in the tank but they dont form a cave or anything like that. And i have noticed that he tries to dig himself in the gravel. So maybe i should just make a cave for him to hide in and that will lower his stress so he will eat.

Any advices?


I thank you in advance for your comments.
 
maybe try feeding in the dark until he eats. also put some shelter in there to reduse the stress. I'm surprised it wouldn't take the live worms
 
Thanks, i will try to feed in the dark. The water paraments are good i can asure you that.
 
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