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- Thread starter Zosharf
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Looking from that photo he seems healthy, I can’t visibly see any signs of illness. He doesn’t seem to have any ich, I can’t see any lesions so he likely doesn’t have HITH, he doesn’t appear to be skinny which counts out some internal parasites (not all but most cause a fish to get skinny). He also has nice coloration. My guess is he is probably just moping because he was recently moved. Nothing to worry about
If he is still not eating by Saturday let me know (and BTW, even if he isn’t eating by Saturday I still wouldn’t freak out, just let me know)
Sounds like a 90g,3 x 2 x 2 is it? Plenty enough for an adult fh. These videos will help out :
It was last fed on Sunday from the shop I bought it from they fed it then bagged it up
Ok, so my guess is that you did not cycle your tank. That is going to be an issue and could be why he isn’t eating. Here is a quick crash course on the nitrogen cycle but I’d recommend you further research it.
The nitrogen cycle is what makes us able to keep fish in aquariums. Essentially the cycle itself is breaking down ammonia (which comes from fish poop) into nitrite and eventually down into nitrate. Ammonia is deadly toxic to fish even in small amounts and the only way to break it down is to build up a team of beneficial bacteria (Which is what you do when you cycle a tank). Nitrite is also very toxic to fish, however it’s not quite as bad as ammonia, and nitrate is only toxic is very high levels. In order to build up a team of BB you have to add ammonia to a tank over the course of months and test your water to see when it will begin to break down into nitrate. When you get it to the point that all you see is nitrate and no ammonia then your tank is cycled and you can add fish. Now you can cycle a tank with a fish however that fish would be in danger from ammonia spikes. You remove nitrates by doing water changes (which should be done weekly).
