My male jaguar cichlid hasnt eaten adequately for a few weeks now. This started when my jag pair prepared to make a "nest" for their eggs and the male jag just concentrated in chasing the other fish away from their side of the tank. During feeding time he might eat a couple pellets or none at all. The female will still swim up and leaving the male guarding the eggs. This is their third batch of eggs and the jag has always had a decent appetite even with the first two batches. I'm just afraid that he might starve himself to death since I had a female convict that stopped eating until it died while caring for her fry.
Should I move the eggs and the female once I get wigglers to make the jag "forget" about watching over the fry? Is there any internal parasites that's causing this? What signs should I look for and how to treat it? He seems healthy though and not stressed.
Should I move the eggs and the female once I get wigglers to make the jag "forget" about watching over the fry? Is there any internal parasites that's causing this? What signs should I look for and how to treat it? He seems healthy though and not stressed.
