Hello. I have a peacock bass that is from 5-6 inches...i had him for a couple months...he is in a 55 gallon tank for now...the other day my tank got really green(gradually got like this) so i removed him from his tank and changed all the water and cleaned the gravel from his tank....water is crystal clear and at 80 degrees...not sure bout my ph because my tester isnt the greatest....anyway now my peacock bass wont eat anymore...he chases them but wont eat them...he looks perfectly healthy...colors are fine and his spikes stay up most of the time....i got him to eat one tiny rosi red but thats it...he didnt even try to grab it he waited for it to come in front of him....what can be my problem???please help me if you can! thank you!
2007-08-15 15:03:14 · 4 answers · asked by italianboi512 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
it is normal as you moved the fish and stressed him out. It happens.
He will start eatting within a usual of 4-5 days. Remember that fishes dont need to eat everyday, it is a new concept that is comming out from Fishprofiles.com, but it makes sense.
THey recomend to even skip a meal or two to mimic natural conditions of not eatting everyday.
But anyway, he will be fine, alittle stressed out. He will start eatting soon.
Leaving the minnows in there is just fine, they should be gone within a few days.
2007-08-15 15:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Eating Peacock Bass
2016-12-10 12:20:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your problem is that you didn't care for the water properly,or the Nitrifying bacteria that control the ammonia. The algae was caused by the same thing. The fish is probably suffering from shock due to the drastic changes in the tank.
Don't worry about the pH,you should be watching the ammonia and Nitrite numbers. When they start to increase you've got to do small frequent water changes to control these levels. The goal is to have enough ammonia to regrow the bacteria colonies,but not so much that you kill the fish.
Then get some books or do some inter-net research to learn how to keep your fish alive.
2007-08-15 15:19:57 · answer #3 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It definatly sounds like your fish is stressed out from being moved. Most fish will start eating again in about a week or less. If it still hasn't you can try buying a few glass shrimp. I have had a lot of luck getting fish to start eating again with them. if he doesn't eat them right away he will eventually and in the mean time....free cleaning.
2007-08-15 17:54:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋