Ornatum stop eating
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my ornatum did the same ting 3 months ago and all it eats is frozen foods now and its super boney but i cant get it to eat ., and people said it should have died back in august
sorry but after 2 weeks theyre probably already gone
Not true. I've had fish go on hunger strikes for a month at a time before they eventually came around.
Check for white, stringy feces. If you find any, treat the fish for IPs.
Stop feeding the blood worms. Force them to accept the pellets before you feed anything else. It might seem cruel, but fish can go weeks without eating. You're in control; Be the tough parent you need to be right now 
Mine are bigger at about 5" but the male had stopped eating and was getting 'boney looking'. I have introduced rosy red feeders and red worms (smaller night crawlers) to fatten him up and he is now eating. I don't typically endorse this method but it was getting to the point where he was being outgrown by all the fish and was not looking healthy. With this fish I thought he had parasites but I now think he is just a VERY finicky eater. He also likes finely sliced frozen market shrimp. I make sure the worms, rosies and shrimp are very well cleaned before feeding them. I would stay clear of bloodworms, etc but that is just me. I only plan on fattening him up and then moving back to pellets and flakes.