Boesmani Rainbow Not Eating

[avfc-tim]

Hi all,

5 days ago a friend of mine gave me a large bosemani rainbow, and I have not seen him eat in all the time hes been in my tank. Could this be him being 'shy' or is there more to it?

 

[minxfishy]

They arent usually picky eaters in my experience, can I just ask is the tank a fully cycled tank? How long has it been set up, what other fish are in with it? Tank size? Tank temperature? what are you feeding it/other fish?

 

[ellena]

I think they are shoalers, so maybe he needs some friends? Only if the tank is big enough though-they need a lot of swimming room.

 

[avfc-tim]

The tank is fully cycled, has been set up for over three years. It is a 260 litre community tank running at around 29/30 degrees. There are 4 other rainbows in there, 4 clown loach, a plec, 5 rummy nose tetras, 5 dwarf pencil fish and 4 panda corys. I feed them on the 'Tetra Min' crisps (and algae wafers for the bottom feeders)

 

[minxfishy]

It may just be a case of letting him settle then, however, I would add that temperature is a little high for rainbows, they prefer lower temps, 24/26c, so maybe its taking a while for him to adjust. How is his/her colouration?

 

[avfc-tim]

Thanks minxfishy, had not realised about the temperature, maybe i'll drop it a degree or so. Co;ours good though.

 

[avfc-tim]

Fed tonight for the first time, not sure if it was because he was hungry, or the bloodworm I put in tonight!