Neesmo
Fish Fanatic
hey guys,
We really need your help. Our 5 inch Red devil cichlid is not eating, he probably hasnt eaten in about 11 days. he took food in his mouth chewed it and spit it out. we have tried New Life Spectrum (which he used to gobble down), Dainichi ultimate Krill/ color supreme/ ultimate spirulina/ xl pro, freeze dried krill, cichlid excel, pleco pellet, and cichlid flake.
We talked to a moderator from "alberta aquatica" another forum. (just happened to buy a tank off him the other day.) He told us it might be a internal parasite but his poops have been ok. Not clear or white. He recomended Parasite clear
He is living in a 55 gallon by himself
filter:tetra whisper EX70, 10-15% water changes once a week. this tank has been cycling for about 6 months and have had this red devil for about 1-1.5 years off the top of my head
ammonia is at 0 ppm with a api test kit and his PH is at 7.3. We ran out of out nitrate/nitrite test but I will be new one asap.
He is still very active, digging lots, attacking his reflection on the surface of the water, ect.. we are at the end of our ropes here. we have treated the tank once with parasite clear medication. one dose yesterday. we will do another dose tomorrow. we tried talking to LFS but they dont know what could be the matter. any info would help us out.
Up until the last 11-12 days he had been pretty much only eating cichlid excel(his choice) which is a spirulina based food. He has not been swallowing any of that either for this period of time. He would always have some new life spectrum when ever he felt like it. He has always been very very picky eater. He seems to have interest in the food we put in the tank no matter what it is but he never swallows it. He responds with great interest to a bag of food being shaken in front on the tank, especially when it is the cichlid excel bag
Thanks
Amy and Kyle
We really need your help. Our 5 inch Red devil cichlid is not eating, he probably hasnt eaten in about 11 days. he took food in his mouth chewed it and spit it out. we have tried New Life Spectrum (which he used to gobble down), Dainichi ultimate Krill/ color supreme/ ultimate spirulina/ xl pro, freeze dried krill, cichlid excel, pleco pellet, and cichlid flake.
We talked to a moderator from "alberta aquatica" another forum. (just happened to buy a tank off him the other day.) He told us it might be a internal parasite but his poops have been ok. Not clear or white. He recomended Parasite clear
He is living in a 55 gallon by himself
filter:tetra whisper EX70, 10-15% water changes once a week. this tank has been cycling for about 6 months and have had this red devil for about 1-1.5 years off the top of my head
ammonia is at 0 ppm with a api test kit and his PH is at 7.3. We ran out of out nitrate/nitrite test but I will be new one asap.
He is still very active, digging lots, attacking his reflection on the surface of the water, ect.. we are at the end of our ropes here. we have treated the tank once with parasite clear medication. one dose yesterday. we will do another dose tomorrow. we tried talking to LFS but they dont know what could be the matter. any info would help us out.
Up until the last 11-12 days he had been pretty much only eating cichlid excel(his choice) which is a spirulina based food. He has not been swallowing any of that either for this period of time. He would always have some new life spectrum when ever he felt like it. He has always been very very picky eater. He seems to have interest in the food we put in the tank no matter what it is but he never swallows it. He responds with great interest to a bag of food being shaken in front on the tank, especially when it is the cichlid excel bag
Thanks
Amy and Kyle