Pet Detective
10-06-2021, 11:50 PM
Five weeks ago I posted a plea for help when my checkerboard wasn't eating. After I finished the treatment for hexamita and worms about two weeks ago, today she is still not eating. She hides in the corner of the tank most of the time. She will swim around with the other five discus in the tank at different times, but at feeding time, she hides in the corner or in between plants. I figured that maybe she is stressed by the other fish that are growing very well since I purchased them seven weeks ago. Today I put a separator screen in the tank thinking that she will feel safer knowing that the other fish will not take the food from her. This didn't work. She has hidden in the corner of the tank all day and seemed to be resting on the bar that is connected tot he out take tube.
I decided to remove the separator tonight. As soon as I did this, she swam to the other fish and they all swam close to her as if they were welcoming her back home. I gave everyone a snack, but she didn't take a bite.
What is going on? She only nibbles on the plant leaves and that is it. I started adding vitamins to the tank and I have the temperature set at 87 degrees.
She seems so sad all the time. Do discus bond with each other? Do they suffer with separation anxiety when put in a quarantine tank? Or, could she still be sick with something? She is 3 1/2" and has not grown at all since I purchased her. The other discus are about 4 1/2" to 5" already.
If I ask the breeder to allow me to exchange her for another fish that will eat, will this create a bigger problem with a newbie in the tank?
I welcome all discus therapists to chime in.
I decided to remove the separator tonight. As soon as I did this, she swam to the other fish and they all swam close to her as if they were welcoming her back home. I gave everyone a snack, but she didn't take a bite.
What is going on? She only nibbles on the plant leaves and that is it. I started adding vitamins to the tank and I have the temperature set at 87 degrees.
She seems so sad all the time. Do discus bond with each other? Do they suffer with separation anxiety when put in a quarantine tank? Or, could she still be sick with something? She is 3 1/2" and has not grown at all since I purchased her. The other discus are about 4 1/2" to 5" already.
If I ask the breeder to allow me to exchange her for another fish that will eat, will this create a bigger problem with a newbie in the tank?
I welcome all discus therapists to chime in.