I recently just bought a Golden Severum and it won't eat anything I put into the tank. I've tried Brine Shrimp, Pellets, and Tropical Flake food what should I do next? I have never experienced this before as I have Blood Red Parrots with my severum who love to eat any time of the day, and are very greedy. Let me know some of your tactic to getting your fish to eat please, and thank-you!
Why Won't My Golden Severum eat?
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If it’s been just added then it’s not settled. Would watch and also check for white stringy poop. Keep the water pristine.
I heard that you can put garlic onto the food to entice them to eat but i never tried that before so i would wait fir someone else to chime in that gas tried that before
I have been checking for that as I experienced the stringy, white poop with my Blood Red Parrots as they were getting settled, but I have yet to observe that with my severum. It swims along happily but when food is distributed everyone eats expect her, and If she does eat she'll put it in her mouth and spit it out again. But thanks for your advice and I'll give her more time to settle. I also do my weekly water changes, with a gravel vacuum present.
I would try the garlic. I just squeeze some juice from a clove, but there's a product called Garlic Guard you can buy for that purpose.
I'd even soak food in Epsom Salts for now because it has had some effect against Hexamita, perfectly safe and readily accessible.
Here's the MFK sticky on the subject
Treating Hexamita aka Spironucleus
Treating Hexamita aka Spironucleus with Epsom Salt Solution This is a rather safe way to treat any newly imported fish, as a prophylactic, just as one would use a de-wormer. It's not only an extremely cheap way to treat fish, the active ingredients are readily available world-wide, and it's...
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Hey, thanks for the advice and I would like to try it. Does Epsom Salt equalize to Aquarium Salt for fish? Or should actually buy Epsom salt?I would try the garlic. I just squeeze some juice from a clove, but there's a product called Garlic Guard you can buy for that purpose.
I'd even soak food in Epsom Salts for now because it has had some effect against Hexamita, perfectly safe and readily accessible.
Here's the MFK sticky on the subject
Treating Hexamita aka Spironucleus
Treating Hexamita aka Spironucleus with Epsom Salt Solution This is a rather safe way to treat any newly imported fish, as a prophylactic, just as one would use a de-wormer. It's not only an extremely cheap way to treat fish, the active ingredients are readily available world-wide, and it's...
No you need magnesium sulfate, not sodium chloride for the food soak. Also make sure it doesn't have extra ingredients like stabilizers or fragrance. I use 3/4 tsp Epsom Salts dissolved in 1/2 tank or distilled water and soak the food in that solution. I use a pipette and only add enough to saturate the food without excess solution. Sometimes softening the food is all what's needed, but if you're interested in the Esalts, it's perfectly safe for the fish and a good prophylaxis when you don't want to move to actual meds.
He may be fine in a day or so once he settles, just giving you the option and info.
Not an uncommon behavior if it's new in the tank, a combination of stress from bagging and transportation, settling into unfamiliar surroundings, unfamiliar food(s), etc. How a fish reacts to all of this can depend on the fish, sometimes also on your tank-- water, tankmates, aquascape, or sometimes whether it came in a species group or as a single fish, etc. You don't necessarily want a stressed fish eating much until stress levels/chemicals lower some because this can interfere with normal digestion (a new fish that's otherwise healthy and active may still be coming down off stress). Often the best solution is just giving it time. A few days, even a week, sometimes longer, isn't unheard of.
The basics of salt therapy are Epsom salt for internal problems and aquarium salt (or other forms of common salt) for external issues. Epsom salt is magnesium based, aquarium salt (common salt, canning salt, sea salt, etc.) is NACL, sodium chloride, and may or may not have other minerals in it, depending on the particular product.
The basics of salt therapy are Epsom salt for internal problems and aquarium salt (or other forms of common salt) for external issues. Epsom salt is magnesium based, aquarium salt (common salt, canning salt, sea salt, etc.) is NACL, sodium chloride, and may or may not have other minerals in it, depending on the particular product.