I have a few tanks setup and all the fish are doing amazing and real plump except for my once very hardy female Red Terror(5") and 2 male Green Terrors(8" and 5") that were also very hardy and plump at one time.Their bellies have sunken in and I haven't seen them eat in well over a month,maybe two.Any ideas on what this could be and some remedies? Thanks...
Sunken bellies and won't eat,Help!
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cchhcc;3695780; said:
I agree...Have you fed them any feeders or other live foods? Have you added any fish to the tank recently?
When this happened to my cichlids I found out that they suffered from Camallanus. Camallanus are internal parasites that live in the intestinal tract of fish. My fish became very lethargic, loss color, and had no appetite. This may not be your problem though. Camallanus parasites can be seen popping out of the fish's anus. If you see little red threads hanging out of your fish, that's Camallanus. I dosed my tank with Levamisole for a few days and it killed the parasites. My fish quickly grew healthy and none of them died.
try soaking the food in jungle parasite cure. that stuff is pretty good. you can also dose the tank with it.
Thanks for the info but I don't think mixing their food with medication would do any good seeing as how they show no interest in food at all.
The Garlic should make them want to eat it. You can buy liquid Garlic at alot of pet stores and it does work.