Snakehead wont eat

[Gaz_ham]

its not looking like a happy pairing! id ditch the rtc and keep the micro

 

[n4red]

yea im thinking about it ,if theres no other way out =( , worst part is the RTC Is a pretty new fish tho , should have thaught twice before buying such a big one i guess . doubt i can sell it to anyone worth a try maybe.

 

[n4red]

if anyone has any other ideas , im happy to hear it .

 

[ProblEmZ]

Have you tried a divider? Then fed them both maybe attempt to feed the snakehead by hand? or tongs w/e putting the food just infront of it's mouth?

 

[n4red]

didnt try divider yet , was thinking of that too. think the snakehead is too scared to eat from the hand or any way like that tho. just tried to feed him with a shrimp that i was holding with a tong , he just fled .

 

[MonFish Fanatic]

didnt try divider yet , was thinking of that too. think the snakehead is too scared to eat from the hand or any way like that tho. just tried to feed him with a shrimp that i was holding with a tong , he just fled .

Hi,

Separate them using divider, then feed the SH live fish to initiate eating. Are u trying/train SH by feeding dead shrimp/fish?. Punture a small hole at the tail of dead fish or shrimp and insert/tie with nylon fishing line loosely and other end tied tightly to a strong point ie. at your aquarium stand. Hang it just below the water surface. Using the aeration from the bubble pump, it will blow the fish as if it's alive. Leave it, it takes time sometimes 1 to 2 hrs before the SH catch it.

I trained my red SH that way but first you've got to separate them!!

 

[channarox]

get rid of the RTC...

 

[woodyoz]

if ur tank is rele to meters then its big....put a divider in between and put lots of floating plants in the SH part...it should make him comfortable....he will start eating..
being a very new SH owner is had the same problem first

 

[n4red]

Yea well anyhow seems to been sorted out , my dad gonna take the redtail. so hope to see my snakehead start acting normal and growing soon =).

 

[n4red]

He started eating again! i added some new plants and some hiding spots . and now he eat some shrimps that i throw down :=) feels good!