Geo's not eating

[garobsessed15]

Hey guys! Okay so my geophagus arnt eating and are scared of bloodworms...any help!?

 

[garobsessed15]

currently being fed hikari cichlid gold and omega one color flakes

 

[garobsessed15]

why does none help me here...

 

[Nemesis]

A little more info would help clear things up a bit. Like how long ago did you aquire them? What are your water params? Tankmates? Any recent changes in your setup? What kind of decorations and substrate do you currently have?

 

[garobsessed15]

A little more info would help clear things up a bit. Like how long ago did you aquire them? What are your water params? Tankmates? Any recent changes in your setup? What kind of decorations and substrate do you currently have?

theyve been in there for 4 days, 7.5 ph ammonia 0 general hardness 30, no tank mates, just added more sand but the eating has been like this from the beginning, i have alot of hidding spaces for them do escape to and sand.

 

[ryansmith83]

How big are the Geos, how many did you get, and what size tank are they in by themselves? Do the fish act skittish? It could be that they're just shy and need to settle in. Things like bloodworms will usually entice them to eat, but you could also try frozen brine just to see if they go for that. Make sure you're vacuuming out any food that they don't eat so that it doesn't break down and mess up your water quality.

What's your temperature? Depending on the temp, you may want to raise it to boost their metabolism and stimulate their appetites a bit.

 

[cyberhog05]

Mine go nuts for bloodworms, black worms, brine shrimp. I would try some of those

 

[garobsessed15]

How big are the Geos, how many did you get, and what size tank are they in by themselves? Do the fish act skittish? It could be that they're just shy and need to settle in. Things like bloodworms will usually entice them to eat, but you could also try frozen brine just to see if they go for that. Make sure you're vacuuming out any food that they don't eat so that it doesn't break down and mess up your water quality.

What's your temperature? Depending on the temp, you may want to raise it to boost their metabolism and stimulate their appetites a bit.

geos are 2 to 2.5 inches, got 2 a male and female bc they were the only ones left, in a 75 for now, they relatively dont act skittish but ive seen it hapen a couple times, Ive put blood worms in the once or twice to see if they wanted but it almost looked like theyre afraid? and thankyou ill try that out and the temp is about 74 degrees fahrenheit should i raise it up? thankyou for the inout!

 

[Nemesis]

Yes, I would raise the temp to around 82. Geos can be very shy for the first month or so. Try throwing in some bloodworms, and leave the room. Come back 10 minutes later to see if they are still there. You can also try adding a small school of large tetras depending on what kind of geo you have. Sometimes seeing other fish go after the food will entice them to do so as well.

 

[garobsessed15]

Yes, I would raise the temp to around 82. Geos can be very shy for the first month or so. Try throwing in some bloodworms, and leave the room. Come back 10 minutes later to see if they are still there. You can also try adding a small school of large tetras depending on what kind of geo you have. Sometimes seeing other fish go after the food will entice them to do so as well.

thankyou for the help i have brasiliensis so im not sure tetras would work out very well.