Michigan Cichlid Association
General Category => New World => Topic started by: greg y on September 23, 2015, 11:47:47 AM
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I bought a couple electric blue acaras sunday at Preuss. The larger one seems to take pellets but the smaller of the two won't eat.
I rain nls in her face and nothing.
I seem to have bad luck with small cichlids eating and I'm beginning to worry. Last year I bought a couple kribs and they never ate well and wasted away. The year before that was a pair of Bolivian Rams, same thing.
Any suggestions?
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I have heard that soaking your food in garlic juice prior to feeding can stimulate a response in some fish.
I have had success by starting with a frozen food of some sort and slowly mixing pellets in with this until the fish will take pellets alone.
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I'd separate it, starve it for a few days & then offer food. Keep doing it until it eats or you notice things getting worse.
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I went out and bought some frozen brine shrimp and blood worms. I couldn't find one of those feeding rings, figured that might help as well. Hopefully it works
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No dice, won't touch it
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Starve it
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Starve it
Still won't eat. What do I use for an isolation box? Or should I buy one?
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No spare 10gal laying around?
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I bought one of those little plastic lizard boxes with the slits in top to sink in the tank. Is that a bad idea?
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It still won't eat. I'm thinking she's not going to make it.
I called the store and they said try frozen foods, try garlic, etc....
I have tried everything.
Lesson learned, from now on I want to see a fish eat before I take it home.
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Here's some pics.
I'm going to try straight garlic next.
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Is it's belly sunken in?
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A little bit I think.