I moved my angel from a 29, to a 10, to a 55 all in 2 days, i know, stupid! he hasn't touched food and he knows it's there but doesn't go to it. All the other fish go to the top when i feed them but he doesn't budge. I don't know what's wrong, help!!
2006-08-01 11:15:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anita B 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Go to your petstore and get advice from the store manager, or, call your vet.
2006-08-01 11:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not eating is a sign of internal protizoans, a common cichlid ailment. Stringy white feces & hiding towards the bottom of the tank are other signs. Your fish has 2 out of 3, if it was one of my angels this is what I would do;
Put the angel in a quar tank, I usually use a 10 gallon. Increase the temp over a day or so to 90-94F. Treat daily with 40 mg/gallon metronidazole, with 50% water changes daily. If the fish isn't eating, don't feed for the first 3 days. After 3 days, get some frozen brine shrimp. Take a portion about the size of a few match heads, and sprinkle on some metro. You have to eyeball this one, make the shrimp look kind of like a tiny powdered donut. Once it thaws, mix it in & feed. Sometimes they still don't eat for a few days, but once they start to mouth the food & spit it out, the meds seem to get in their system real good. Continue medicating the water & food for 7-10 days.
Metronidazole is sold as flagyl, het-a-mit, and a few other names I can't recall offhand, used to treat hexamita & hole in the head. They usually suggest 20mg/gallon, this often isn't enough. Metro deteriorates in 8 hours, so you could do twice daily water changes. I've done this on the weekends when I have time.
I've also added epsom salt while using metro, this helps with any constipation issues, cleans out the digestive tract. I start with 1 teaspoon per 10 gallons of water, increasing by 1 teaspoon daily for 2 more days to bring it up to 3 teaspoons per gallon. You will have to adjust how much you use when doing water changes. You may want to give this a try.
HTH, & good luck!
2006-08-01 17:26:51 · answer #2 · answered by Tolak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is super stressed out right now from all the netting and moving around. Each tank probably has slightly different water qualities too.
If the pH wasn't too different, he should be fine in a few days. A well fed tropical fish can go for up to three weeks without eating and not harm itself.
As soon as he is comfortable in the final tank, he will start eating. Unless, of course, there is another fish in there that starts picking on him. That will be a death sentence because angels are very sensitive to agression from other fish.
2006-08-01 13:01:24 · answer #3 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to buy other fish food if that doesnt work bring him to the vet
2006-08-01 13:06:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do this, go to the pet store and tell the situation and he may advice you what to do....
2006-08-05 00:59:07 · answer #5 · answered by sulaiman s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋