JARDINI NOT EATING...PLEASE ADVICE!!

[jarblitz]

I got my jardini about a month ago and its been a picky eater ever since. He only eats mealworms and wouldn't take anything else.
But here's the thing, after I put my new driftwood in the tank he stops eating and has been for days...ph is at 7.0 and just did a w/c a few days ago.....so please advice!!!

 

[Tramonte172]

He may be stressed. If he is in a room with a lot of activity; throw a blanket over the tank for a while. You may want to pull out the driftwood and do more water changes. He may just need some time to adjust.

 

[jarblitz]

thanks for your advice I'll do that.

 

[MattyA]

Jardini seem to react strongly to change, when I made the tank barebottom he didnt feed for weeks, when I got rid of my big barra he was with for months he stopped eating for a week or so, then went back to normal. Around a week back I put a divider in his tank and just started eating again yesterday. Must be a jardini thing. I wasn't too worried as he is stocky as ever and healthy as. They'll eat when they get hungry enough.

 

[jarblitz]

my old man got one too but his are super bulky with good appetite....and mines are just a stubborn fish from the same store!!!
more like a luck thing than a jardini thing

 

[jechrz]

He'll eventually adapt to the changes, just give the aro some time to get used to its surroundings and it will be back doing its old monster ways

 

[jarblitz]

lol he got all the time he need

 

[Evz jardini]

What have you tried feeding him ? Jars can be fussy with food , new tanks , and tankmates whilst small give it a little time and plenty of clean water you'll soon have a beast on your hands
Might be worth putting some floating plants in for cover if the shy behaviour persists to help him gain confidence near and around the surface area