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USMCtanker

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hello everyone, im sure u have seen the other thinks i have posted so far on here about my bug lungfish not eating. well its been almowt 2 months and he still hasnt. the water the lighting and everythink is perfect. i have tried every food out there, i swear every thing. just recently he has started to move around alot more, but for the most part he flips upside down on his back and lays there. he has been doing that for 2 months. now he is moving more. but he still will not eat. its getting bad that u can start to tell he hasnt eaten anything. everyone says they eat anyhthing, why wont mine. i dont want to lose this guy, can anyone help :(
 
it sounds like hes been living off the fat of its tail and is running out


whhere did you buy it


did you ask them whet they were feeding it
 
You might want to try an anti parasite treatment such as praziquantel or paracide-x.
 
Agree with the above. If water params are on, then try treating for parasites. After that, have you tried ghost shrimp? When I used to keep freshwater morays, they would sometimes starve themselves for weeks, and I couldn't tell if they were eating just letting the shrimp loose in the tank, so I would use tongs, catch a shrimp by the tail (this is much easier to do if you net them first) and tickle the fishs' face with them. They're still alive and wriggling, so it tends to spark their feeding instinct. This also helps them relate feeding with the tongs, so it's easier to switch them over to dead foods.
 
guppy said:
You might want to try an anti parasite treatment such as praziquantel or paracide-x.
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I agree, there is somethin going on with him right now for him to show no intrest in anything you have offered, especially since it has been over two months now. I suggest doing a full parasitic treatment a.s.a.p. And if you could, can you post some pix please - 1,000 eyes are better than one, and we might be able to notice somethin you may have overlooked. That would be great, thanks!
 
Post those parameters that you tested for. Add an appetite booster and Vita-Chem to keep him going (for now). The Vita-Chem will sustain him with vitamins, minerals, and trace elements (like a patient on an I.V.) until he starts eating for himself.
 
Oddball said:
Post those parameters that you tested for. Add an appetite booster and Vita-Chem to keep him going (for now). The Vita-Chem will sustain him with vitamins, minerals, and trace elements (like a patient on an I.V.) until he starts eating for himself.
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Interesting. Never heard of the stuff before. The sell it at most lfs?
 
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