I bought him 4 days ago at a pet store an hour away from my house for $100 he threw up all the fish the store gave him tht night on the way home and never ate sense. today i cleaned out the tank and he was very active. with in the past few hours he has been laying on the bottem not even moving when other fish bumb and nuge him. I have put live and frozen food in and he still wont eat. PLEASE HELP!!!
please help!!!!! My 13in shovelnose hybrid is dying
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give him a few days, you should probably remove the other fish if they're stressing him out.
even small picky fish, like neon tetra's can easily go a week with out feeding
even small picky fish, like neon tetra's can easily go a week with out feeding
I always thought it was better to starve fish for a day or so before a move. Give him a few days to settle in.
check water parameters PH, Ammonia, be sure to use dechloriantor w water changes. It's OK to go severals days- week without feeding.
Lepisosteus platyrhincus;4648932; said:
moving him to another tank, would cause even more stress.. How about just add an airstone to the tank he is in?
Adding some epsom salt would also help with the stress. I know I add that when my cat gets stressed. But, it's like a tsp per 10 gallons. (That's what I've always added)