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Re: Coaxing new fish to eat
I think we are talking about Apistogramma cacatouidies, which are generaly
prett hardy as most are tank bred. If the females fine, it proberbly isnt
water quality, but it might be worth checking. Also was it a large jump in
water conditions ( ph / hardness) from the store to your tanks? This can
often stress fish and it takes a while for them to adjust.
Most proberbly the stress of being taken from one home and moved to another,
completely different one. Making sure he has planty of secluded areas can
help, as the safer the fish feel the more you will see them.
The main thing could be tempting him with some live or frozen food. Live
bloodworm / brine shrimp / daphnia will be gobbled down quickly, as would
most frozen foody. He proberbly will take dried food evetually, but a little
coaxing with something else other than dried food might help to start with.
In the end, all he proberbly needs is time to readjust to his new
surroundings.
Chris
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Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: Coaxing new fish to eat
> I would probably say some frozen bloodworms, glassworms and any
> small live foods should work. Live would be best just because it will
catch
> his eye. I do agree that a more normal tank environment will help out this
> somewhat timid of a fish. But try some other foods as well, I think that
> might be key. Good luck!
> ~Jeremy Basch
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