LMB won't eat
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The smallest of the brood is not looking well.He's turning pale and his tummy tucked in.He's a bit lethargic and staying away from the group.Is he dying?
If so, do I take him off the tank and:
A.Release him back in the wild
B.Put him in a different tank by his lonesome with food and space
C.No, keep him in the tank
Quick inputs greatly appreciated.
The smallest of the brood is not looking well.He's turning pale and his tummy tucked in.He's a bit lethargic and staying away from the group.Is he dying?
If so, do I take him off the tank and:
A.Release him back in the wild
B.Put him in a different tank by his lonesome with food and space
C.No, keep him in the tank
Quick inputs greatly appreciated.
DO NOT RELEASE HIM! I REPEAT DO NOT RELEASE HIM. DO NOT EVER RELEASE A FISH THAT HAS BEEN IN AN AQUARIUM! It can catch a harmful disease from being in captivity and can kill off an entire species if released into the wild. It does not matter the amount of time the fish has been in the tank or that you caught him in the wild to begin with. Once a fish has been placed into the aquarium environment it must never be released into the wild. READ THE STICKY OR DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THIS TOPIC TO BECOME BETTER EDUCATED ABOUT THIS. Sad to say that it is better to kill the fish than to release him to the wild. The most humane way is to freeze him alive. Think of it as kill 1 fish which happens over a billion times each day all over the world. Or kill off an entire species for ever. Which do you choose? Now back to your question. If I were you I would first take the clearest picture of him you can and make sure you get it from a few different angles and post them. That will better help me and other people on the forum determine what is wrong with your fish.
I have one in a 180gal caught this summer his grow about inch and a half since than yeah they will come around soon in a couple of days mines eat hakari gold now.
BassProAddict;1349904; said:
Your location would seem to suggest different. Where are you located? Where was the fish caught?
Unfortunately, my LMB passed away a day after the discoloration.I think his inability to feed was caused by the healed but maybe still-painful hook set wound he sustained when I caught him.
Do you think the water in the aquarium is now contaminated with his death?
Do you think the water in the aquarium is now contaminated with his death?
A second LMB has died.I have no choice now.I'm moving the remaining three to the 100 tank.
It doesn't look good
It doesn't look good
You should have done your homework prior to putting them in instead of learning by trial and error. YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR WATER!! Have you been doing water changes? How much filtration and what type are you running? I would be doing atleast one 75% water change a week with that much bio load being slammed on a tank all at once.
Did you happen to place the fish in a container or something to equalize the tempature of both the tank and them, or did you just place them straight into the tank? Doing so would internally damage them and can kill them if they are not strong enough, you have already lost 2, i hope the others are doing fine, bass are strong fish but shock will kill them, try not to move them around to much, let them settle down for now just keep up the water changes.
