my GT wont eat

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OMGdickkemp

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she wont eat is an exaggeration. i have a bunch of ghost shrimp in the tank and she keeps trying to eat them. she has caught 3 but cant swallow them so they get killed and then i take them out of the tank.

she is maybe 3" and was recently in a 155 with 2 JDs and 4 other GTs. she was the runt and would hardly eat anything i put in the tank. i took her out and temporarily have her in a 20 gallon community tank. her stomach has become slightly concave so i want to fatten her up a bit and make sure she is eating before i put her in a 120g with a larger male GT (maybe 4.5"), an oscar, 2 kenyii and a bala shark.

i have but frozen brine shrimp, pellets, and 2 different flake foods in there and she spits it all out. i am going to get some more blood worms later today.

is there any other food she might be interested in? i was hoping to avoid live feeder fish until i get an in home breeding pair of something but wont rule this out.
 
my only and last gt went on a 3 month hunger strike till i was positive she wasnt going to make it much longer. Then one day finally came around and just started eating everything.
i guess i would just keep throwing in small bits of food till it starts eating
 
could be internal parasites, buy some prazi pro from ur lfs and dose as directed, he/she should eat once its cured, the foods ur using sound good

try frozen bloodworms or foods soaked in garlic as well
 
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