irridesent shark not eating

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arowana man

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i have 2 and none of them are eating.they are 10'' in a 75gallon. they wont go for bloodworms or krill. they seem very exited all of the time. what should i do
 
How long have you had them? Also what are your water parameters?
 
Perhaps they are stressed out?
 
guppy;1222500; said:
How long have you had them? Also what are your water parameters?
i got them 4 days ago from someone who doesnt want them. i dont know of the peramiters yet but amonia could cause that i guess. also everyone else in the tank is eating well.
 
What else do you have in the tank? Sounds a bit crowded...

Give them a few days to adjust since you just got them.
 
I had a id that did not eat for a couple of weeks after i got him. I just knew it had parasites or something from feeders. I finally got him to eat cichlid pellets.
 
Is the tank cycled? If so then for how long has it been estalbished. Two 10" fish can create a lot of additional bio-load, you could be going through a mini-cycle. I suggest doing a large water changes ASAP even if you don't know the readings.
 
4 days is no problem, give it at least 2 weeks before getting worried.
 
ok i just thought that because there catfish should be eating. also one ate a nightcrawler lastnight. but the other one is always exited to see me or anyone. there not skiddish at all rite now but i will see what happen. also they have a foggy film over ther eyes, is this normal.
 
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