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My 3 Tips for a Fish REFUSING to Eat [Don’t Let them Waste Away and Die] Instead Do This!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ม.ค. 2022
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Have you ever had a fish that no matter what you tried it would not take food? It just would swim by the food and make no attempt to go after it? When that happens the fish usually just wastes away and dies. It's a helpless feeling and very frustrating.
Is there anything you can do to help a fish that is acting like that? Well here are my 3 tips on what to do when something like that comes up. Don't give up on that fish. Instead try these steps and you might just turn him around.
Have you run into this? What did you see and what were the steps you took. Did they work? Share your experience below because we all learn from each other around here!
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I dont know how i missed this video and im sorry about that but I've seen it now. And thats really good information on a fish thats not eating. Thanks for sharing.✌️👍💗💯
Good video Ben! Your water quality looks fantastic, I don’t think there would be any issues there for you, nice job btw..Sometimes when they don’t eat it’s literally psychological. I believe it to be true as when my fish in the other room don’t see me for a day or at least hear my voice they get sad😣. Mind you I’m battling maintaining 13 tanks and have gone to feeding them every other day so the water quality doesn’t get horrible, I’m spread thin lol but I know what you mean they should be attacking their food. I’ll try the garlic guard I’ve got some totally forgot about it thank you🌹💐😎👽
My experience with Fish that don't eat is pretty much they have hours left to survive. I simply accept the fact that theres nothing i can and have lost some awesome fish
This is really helpful
I’m glad you think so.
Good luck with your little Taiwan reef. I hope he starts eating. They are such good looking fish, I think they have a home in any African tank! I think that he may be feeling a little overwhelmed based on what I’ve heard you talk about. But, you know that our fish can go for a good long while without eating. They only eat every day because we keep them in glass boxes and give them food every day. So, keep up the hard work and hopefully he will come around!🐠🦯
Good news, he ate some krill last night. So I think that he's turning around.
@@BenOchart that’s awesome to hear! I got three new fish for my African tank from Jerry yesterday. So my restocking is coming along. Everybody is doing well in my tank also!🐠🦯
I'm not sure how many days you waited to pull the Taiwan reef out but keep in mind females will hold for 20 to 30 days and not eat. I've had some picky fish go a week without eating certain foods, but when they get hungry they'll eat what I'm feeding them. My Jack Dempsey for instance would wait for sinking sticks and pass up all the floating food.
Awesome pointers 😎 Hope he bounces back and does well in the main tank.
Please provide an update! Im going through the exact same thing.
Hi Ben appreciate this is an old video, but can you recommend whether an intimidated fish will do well being put in a 5 gallon hospital tank right away, to get his confidence back? previously in a 70 gallon with 20 friends
Depends on the size of the fish. 3-5" might be okay in there for a month or so with small water changes and light feeding.
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hi this is connie i met you in archdale at a fish store last week. i have finally got my cichlid tank going.. i have one fish that will not come out and eat he is hiding in one my decorations. do i need to remove it .and make him have to stay out . he has only been in tank 2 days.
Had that problem with Africans off and on for 20 years. Was never able to save a fish once this disease hit. I am convinced it is nutritional problem which Lake Malawi cichlids are infamous for. After 3 years with new world cichlids I have not had any of the same problem. Good luck. Affected fish usually died suddenly on me instead of wasting away
He ate krill last night, so I’m hoping he’s on the mend.
My new fish a pet bass just died because he never ate anything and I'm sad and my other fish isn't eating so I hope this video helps
Ben the best way is use a pipette or an eye dropper with medication epsom salt garlic. Open his mouth put the dropper past the gills and administer the mix. Lay him on a wet towel with wet hands. I have had success with this method.if what your trying fails. Then treat in 5 gallon possible constipation or parasitic problem my bet constipation🧐
He ate krill today 😀👍🏻
Perhaps you need something like the old 60 gallon with more docile species :)
I got 2 serpaes dans they don't eat both... I use tropical fish flakes and tried everything and they juste don't care about the food, it's like they don't even see the flakes... Do you have an advice? Because the fact that both of them don't eat bothers me a lil bit.
Good luck with the Tiawan Reef Ben. He's looking okay swimming around in the 55. Hopefully he pulls through. Has he eaten at all in the 55g yet? Even one pellet eaten can be huge.
Attacked and ate krill last night 😀. I think he’s on the mend.
@@BenOchart even if he recovers, keep him isolated for a while...
@@BenOchart Good news!👍🏻
Im done w taiwan reefs lemon jakes & benga sunshines for this exact reason i dont have a hospital tank nowhere to put it so i soaked their northfin food in garlic guard they still didnt eat i had 3-4 of the 3 fish i said i wont buy em anymore another fish i dont have luck w is venustus but im willin to try one more time otherwise hes on the buy no more list too
What do I feed my baby red scatt
You probably have an issue that could be attached to the Cichlids intelligence. Maybe they can suffer from depression of some kind? Smarter animals bring their own set of strengths and weaknesses. You are a very calm and collected guy Ben, I know you will find what's up with him.
You must try blackworms
I've had a fish in that similar situation he might have a blocked intestinal tract this is symptom of this they just won't eat anything like the video 😊👍👍
Hi! What did you do to that fish of yours?
@@R-cakes uthanase it
Myoscar got attacked bya bigger oscar thanks for helping
Why isn't my redtail catfish eating?
Twain reefs can be that way; mine will sometimes go a couple of days in my tank without eating much and then boom he attacks the food; I think your doing more harm moving him around; Twain reefs seem to take longer to establish themselves for whatever reason; this is just my experience and what I've dealt with;
He ate krill last night, so hopefully he’s on the mend.
@@BenOchart Well that's a really good sign! I lost my Taiwan Reef last week. He stopped eating and later that evening he was death spiraling.
I've never had that happen before, it was very odd and very sudden.
A few months back my Ahli stopped eating....i did nothing. A week later he was just fine and today It's hard to tell if he's a fish or a pig!
My oranda goldfish does not eat,not active and weak but the colours are good and he is fat
He seems to be doing good in 55 I thinking like you 210 got some big boys in there probably timid
Yes, he was intimidated. Good news is he did eat krill last night😀
Good stuff Ben he is small compared to some of those hats 😆 😆
I hope it worked can you tell us what happen?
Good news! He ate the krill and now is eating flakes and pellets😀
@@BenOchart oh great news I'm sure he will be back in the 210 very soon
@@BenOchart Hi did you put the food in garlic guard sir?
Give him some frozen krill or brine shrimp with kelp or whatever sea weed they put in there, he'll eat it and be fine.
He ate krill today 😀😀😀
If my fish stops eating or shows signs of any type of parasite internal or external I medicate ASAP I don’t even mess around with so called remedies they never work and usually cost you precious time to save your fish! Garlic guard is great but I mix it with the fish food and vitamins as a daily supplement. If the fish is in a community I just medicate everyone, most of the meds on the market are pretty safe for fish and plants so don’t hesitate!
I even medicate once or twice a year as a preventive even if the my fish show no signs of parasite! To treat water I find Fritz para cleans is best, API gen cure is ok and easier to find in stores, and seachem metroplex is good to mix into fish food and treat your fish! My opinion of course!
Good news, he’s eating like a pig again. I think he was just stressed.
Repeat repeat repeat
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Get him a girl
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