My 9" N. polystigma stopped eating all of the sudden. He usually eats everything I put in the tank. He is the only fish that stopped eating. Only thing that has changed in the tank is my 9" male N. Venustus has become pretty "interested" in the female venustus and has become aggressive towards every fish in the tank. Befor this, the polystigma was the dominant fish in the tank. Not any more. Do you think that it could be stress that stopped him from eating? I've tried everything from flakes, pellets, bloodworms, crickets even guppies. He doesn't go after any of it. Any help would be great. Thanks
Fish stopped eating
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I know this sounds silly, but are you sure it's not a holding female....but most likely the stress is probably affecting it
Cichlaholics Anonymous;2387829; said:So much for that theory
Any signs of internal parasites?
What would I be looking for?
ikevi;2387867; said:
that doesnt always mean parasites, sometimes that can be caused by their diet
Yeah when he was eating, I didn't notice anything strange with his poo. I always feed a varied diet like I listed before. I never use feeders but I did try once to see if I could trigger a feeding responce. Every other fish chowed down but he paid no mind.