She's uber shy and not eating...in fact she hasn't eaten in 2 weeks. Water conditions are perfect.
My 11" Female Lenticulata
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Looking sweet! I can't wait to see pics of her out in the open and all fattened up.
I'm still confident that it is indeed a lenticulata but it sure has an odd pattern. I've never seen a lent that looks like it. Then again, my lents are looking very different as well. They are getting quite green in the face and along the sides. Rather than red or orange around their humeral blotches they are developing an irridescent green.
Keep us posted.
I'm still confident that it is indeed a lenticulata but it sure has an odd pattern. I've never seen a lent that looks like it. Then again, my lents are looking very different as well. They are getting quite green in the face and along the sides. Rather than red or orange around their humeral blotches they are developing an irridescent green.
Keep us posted.
Well her tank has been full of live feeders for an entire week. She chases them away from her bogwood cave but does nothing else. She obviously acknowledges their presence. And that means she's choosing not to eat. Goddamn.bigspizz;1697168; said:She is super prettyHave you tried live? Maybe thats what she was on? Probably better that she wait for better food, if that is/was the case
It's not unusual for large pikes to not eat for a couple of weeks when moved around. Just keep up on water changes and make sure she's comfortable. She'll eventually eat.
What's your water temp? Sometimes bumping it up just a tad will help.
What's your water temp? Sometimes bumping it up just a tad will help.
Thought it was unusual. My last large pike - a 10" true Cr. strigata (ID'd by you guys) ate immediately upon introduction. Moreover the previous owner of this Lent said she was a HUUGGE eater and that's evident in her bulk. I don't know the exact temperature but I'd estimate it to be around 26 degrees Celsius. I'm worried. Very.Scatocephalus;1697391; said:
HerCrenVie;1697605; said:
I'm sure she's just adjusting to her new surroundings but here's a couple of things to try:
1. Turn out the lights. It lets the fish get used to the tank and feel more comfortable. Being under a bright spotlight makes fish nervous, especially in a new tank.
2. Bump the temp up.
3. Find out what foods she is used to.
4. Find out what decor she was raised with. Perhaps adding something to the tank that she is familiar with will make her feel more at home. I notice you have a bare bottom tank. Something as simple as adding gravel can make a difference.
5. Pikes like to be under things. Adding a large floating object can sometimes make a huge difference. A piece of driftwood, a large floating plant (I'd go with plastic), I've even seen a piece of styrofaom used. Ugly but it works. Your fish may feel nervous because it is in a new tank and feels exposed. The floating object will make it feel less exposed.
6. Add some dithers/target fish. Sometimes adding large, mindless fish that are out and about makes the shy fish feel more at ease. Large tinfoil barbs, Leporinus, Silver Dollars, etc.
I really don't think your fish has any physical, health issues. It just needs to settle in and feel comfortable. It's all mental at this point. And no need to panic. Pikes are predators and are built to skip meals.
Her tank has always had a nice thick layer of black gravel but the moment she went into the tank she began digging pits and stuff and my water turned turbid for more than a week. So I removed almost all substrate and put in a large piece of bogwood. Anyway the last tank she was in was completely bare and she was very comfortable in it. And, uh, my tank has no lamp in the first place - I developed a phobia after getting shocked numerous times in the past few years. The background is black, the DIY cover is black. The 10 or so platies are already dithers. The water is crystal clear and slightly tannin-stained. The previous owner said she ate "anything and everything". As I see it, it's a perfect environment.
I'm still worried.
I'm still worried.
I just added five 2.5" long jewel cichlids (Hemichromis) as dithers and now the Lent's in the process of annihilating them all. She's trying to kill them, not eat them. I'm now pretty sure she has some internal problem with her intestinal tract.