Hey everyone, I just started up and cycled a new 75 gallon tank for my office at work. I had it cycling using Startzyme for about a week and a half. I was at the pet store last Friday and saw that they had a 5 inch Green Terror that someone couldn't keep anymore and had given to the LFS. So, I've put him in the tank and he's been in there for a week and is not eating at all. No interest in food whatsoever. The only other tankmate in there is a 3 inch p. clarkii dwarf crayfish. They don't really get along well but they've gotten to the point where they leave each other alone. Anyhow, I've been monitoring the ammonia and nitrite levels and they're both faithfully at zero. The ph is 7.3 and the dkh is about 12. I change 5 gallons every day I'm in the office so that I'm changing about 25-30 gallons a week. I've tried feeding it nls cichlid pellets, frozen bloodworms, and tetra min cichlid sticks (that's what the LFS said they were feeding it). He doesn't seem interested in any of it. He doesn't seem otherwise stressed. He's taken to digging in the sand and making piles with it and he comes up to the front of the glass when I turn the room lights on (his lights are on a timer). Any suggestions on what could motivate him to start eating would be much appreciated. This is my first experience with any south American cichlid other than blue rams. My other two tanks are both planted community tanks so this is a new venture for me. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I've added a link to a youtube video showing the fish so you can see what he looks like and see his setup. Thanks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5dVFe-m6Lg
