candymancan
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I have 7 discus in my 55g tank.. All about 2-3 one is almost 4 inches.. They all eat.. some picky eaters.. 1 always hides in a cave.. But the one in question is my most expensive fish... I paid $80 for a Blue Snakeskin 3 1/2 inch discus about 2-3weeks ago... He refuses to eat.. His head is now sunken in... and im afraid he wont make it and hes extremely beautiful and well expensive as I mentioned.. The Leopard Snakeskin I got with him on the same day is a HUGE pig though..
This guy will grab food in his mouth but spit it back out.. then grab it again and spit it out and repeat it a few times before giving up. I have tried Tetra Min flakes.. Hikkari freeze dried blood worms, Omega one Freeze dried bloodworms, frozen blood worms, Omega one flakes.. Nothing friggen work. He ignores flakes all together.. The freeze dried bloodworms I noticed he only goes after the dark color ones. but spits them out.. The frozen blood worms that are red.. he will go after those too but then spit them out.. In fact he looks excited about them but then loses interest...
It seems he like bloodworms sorta but only the darker colored ones but then spits em out and then goes back to his damn corner... I can tell his buddy the Leopard Snakeskin is worried they always hang out together... and its saddens me that he is getting in this skinny state... Water Params are perfect and I have recently tried raising the temps to 88f instead of 84-86.. I am also trying prazipro im on day 2 now....
They don't sell blackworms anywhere locally I was thinking of trying them but I cant afford to wait another week for delivery... What else can I try ?? Im starting to think he might only eat live foods... but no stores sell live foods where I live...
Please help... $80 is a lot for a fish for me.. and if he dies I cannot afford another one plus hes my best looking discus
This guy will grab food in his mouth but spit it back out.. then grab it again and spit it out and repeat it a few times before giving up. I have tried Tetra Min flakes.. Hikkari freeze dried blood worms, Omega one Freeze dried bloodworms, frozen blood worms, Omega one flakes.. Nothing friggen work. He ignores flakes all together.. The freeze dried bloodworms I noticed he only goes after the dark color ones. but spits them out.. The frozen blood worms that are red.. he will go after those too but then spit them out.. In fact he looks excited about them but then loses interest...
It seems he like bloodworms sorta but only the darker colored ones but then spits em out and then goes back to his damn corner... I can tell his buddy the Leopard Snakeskin is worried they always hang out together... and its saddens me that he is getting in this skinny state... Water Params are perfect and I have recently tried raising the temps to 88f instead of 84-86.. I am also trying prazipro im on day 2 now....
They don't sell blackworms anywhere locally I was thinking of trying them but I cant afford to wait another week for delivery... What else can I try ?? Im starting to think he might only eat live foods... but no stores sell live foods where I live...
Please help... $80 is a lot for a fish for me.. and if he dies I cannot afford another one plus hes my best looking discus