my aro didnt eat tonight
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thanks for the info jiapei
bump on this and anyone else think salt or no salt?midnight;1355989; said:not seeming to good lately
he hasnt eaten in a while now,maybe a week.
just sits at one end of the tank looking out the side.normal?
he also took a nice chunk out of his lip i guess by hitting the top.
any advice?
well salt is said to promote calmness and improve gill function so i would ass recommended dose, btw do you ever feed him insects? they really cant refuse those are jiapei said.
temp without heater was about 77
just added a heater.
going to bump temp to about 80 sound good?
"i have fed a frog once and fed crickets when young but not now."
just added a heater.
going to bump temp to about 80 sound good?
"i have fed a frog once and fed crickets when young but not now."
try 86f (30c), salt is not necessary to make them eat.
i have tried insects and nightcrawlers, aros rush toward them like they have never eaten..but i dont recomment use them to force aro eat always when they dont want to.
you said your aro is sitting at the bottom?
i have tried insects and nightcrawlers, aros rush toward them like they have never eaten..but i dont recomment use them to force aro eat always when they dont want to.
you said your aro is sitting at the bottom?
the reason why aros refuse to eat is very complex, my english ability is not so good to explain it very clear
, but i think you can understand
1. water condition is too bad.
2. temperature is too low.
3. disease/parasite inside.
4. overfeed and dyspepsia.
5. tank condition changes,e.g. light changes, tankmate changes, move to new tank etc.
6. feed single type of food for a long time, they may refuse to eat.(usually asian aro)
7. kept alone, he need a competitor of food.
8. shocked or injured.
9. he just dont want to eat(usually happens when season changes), he will be ok after several days.
not every reason will certainly causes aro to refuse eat, e.g. most alone kept aros are all right with eating, while some aros dont, but after offer them some tankmates,they start to eat.
i think you will dig what i am saying, and find out what's wrong with your aro. then a correct way to cure him.
, but i think you can understand 1. water condition is too bad.
2. temperature is too low.
3. disease/parasite inside.
4. overfeed and dyspepsia.
5. tank condition changes,e.g. light changes, tankmate changes, move to new tank etc.
6. feed single type of food for a long time, they may refuse to eat.(usually asian aro)
7. kept alone, he need a competitor of food.
8. shocked or injured.
9. he just dont want to eat(usually happens when season changes), he will be ok after several days.
not every reason will certainly causes aro to refuse eat, e.g. most alone kept aros are all right with eating, while some aros dont, but after offer them some tankmates,they start to eat.
i think you will dig what i am saying, and find out what's wrong with your aro. then a correct way to cure him.
1.have done a few w/c in the last week or 2
2.77 minimum,bumping up slowly now
3.any way to tell?
4."when he was eating" feed one night skip 2 nights then feed the next
5.no changes
6.feed live feeders and market shrimp.been his diet whole life,never refused till the first post on this thread.
7.in with him is a jag and misc. cichlids
8.maybe and ya he hurt himself
9.seasons did change here and its been a few days already
just answering to try to help.lol
"anyone else with a silver,does he ever sit in one spot or always move?
2.77 minimum,bumping up slowly now
3.any way to tell?
4."when he was eating" feed one night skip 2 nights then feed the next
5.no changes
6.feed live feeders and market shrimp.been his diet whole life,never refused till the first post on this thread.
7.in with him is a jag and misc. cichlids
8.maybe and ya he hurt himself
9.seasons did change here and its been a few days already
just answering to try to help.lol
"anyone else with a silver,does he ever sit in one spot or always move?
