Eat Man Eat

fish4fish · 02-25-2008, 08:35 PM

New Jack Dempsey.
3 whole days havent eaten a thing.
Not skittish when i'm around the tank.
Skittish when i approach the tank to feed. He litterally spazes out when my hand goes up over top the tank. But he's fine when my hand is just on the side glass. What to do?

Obsidian · 02-25-2008, 08:56 PM

Keep feeding him, but I would only offer a small amount at a time. When he is hungry he will eat. Lots of fish take 4-5 days to start eating in a new tank.

Gourami Swami · 02-25-2008, 08:57 PM

Just relax, he probably wont starve himself to death, many fish sulk after things in their life change.

If a week has passed, THEN i would worry.

Clerk · 02-25-2008, 10:01 PM

Also, make sure he has a place to hide if he needs to. Generally fish will retreat to a hidden place, if the JD is spazzing all over the tank this leads me to believe a sufficient hiding area is not provided.

Perhaps the JD is just strange though.

fish4fish · 02-26-2008, 02:00 PM

ooo he's eating now, i had an idea of feeding him at night with the blue LED lights on. It worked, and I just fed him an hour ago and he seems less skittish even tho he did dash when he saw my hands up. I tapped on the top (like the night before) and he stuck his head out and came out to eat.

There is a sufficient amount of cave in the tank, IMO. 2 left, 1 middle, 1 right, and its moderately planted in the middle with real and artifial plants.

YAY

Eraserhead · 02-28-2008, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by fish4fish

ooo he's eating now, i had an idea of feeding him at night with the blue LED lights on. It worked, and I just fed him an hour ago and he seems less skittish even tho he did dash when he saw my hands up. I tapped on the top (like the night before) and he stuck his head out and came out to eat.

There is a sufficient amount of cave in the tank, IMO. 2 left, 1 middle, 1 right, and its moderately planted in the middle with real and artifial plants.

YAY

My Midas likes to eat the most when the main tank lights are off. He'll eat with the lights on, of course, but the second those things flick off, he starts going psycho on his evening meal. Such a character, that Midas! I've got a couple LED lights in there that kind of set the mood for him to go nuts

02-25-2008, 08:35 PM	#1
fish4fish More Fish In the Sea Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 16 Posts: 38	Eat Man Eat New Jack Dempsey. 3 whole days havent eaten a thing. Not skittish when i'm around the tank. Skittish when i approach the tank to feed. He litterally spazes out when my hand goes up over top the tank. But he's fine when my hand is just on the side glass. What to do? __________________ Moderate-Minimally Planted Tanks: 55 Gallon - Jack Dempsey and a Female Convict - - 30 Gallon - Ryukin and Calico Oranda - - 30 Gallon - One Angelfish and six Black Skirt tetras. - - 10 Gallon - HM Betta and 5 Neon Tetras. - -

02-25-2008, 08:56 PM	#2
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 998	Keep feeding him, but I would only offer a small amount at a time. When he is hungry he will eat. Lots of fish take 4-5 days to start eating in a new tank. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 8 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 2 German Blue Rams, 5 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches

02-25-2008, 08:57 PM	#3
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,102	Just relax, he probably wont starve himself to death, many fish sulk after things in their life change. If a week has passed, THEN i would worry. __________________

02-25-2008, 10:01 PM	#4
Clerk Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 462	Also, make sure he has a place to hide if he needs to. Generally fish will retreat to a hidden place, if the JD is spazzing all over the tank this leads me to believe a sufficient hiding area is not provided. Perhaps the JD is just strange though. __________________ Four Tanks 55 Gallon - Planted Display Tank 50 Gallon Nursery 20 Gallon - High-Light Planted Breeder 20 L Gallon - Newt Paludarium

02-26-2008, 02:00 PM	#5
fish4fish More Fish In the Sea Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 16 Posts: 38	ooo he's eating now, i had an idea of feeding him at night with the blue LED lights on. It worked, and I just fed him an hour ago and he seems less skittish even tho he did dash when he saw my hands up. I tapped on the top (like the night before) and he stuck his head out and came out to eat. There is a sufficient amount of cave in the tank, IMO. 2 left, 1 middle, 1 right, and its moderately planted in the middle with real and artifial plants. YAY __________________ Moderate-Minimally Planted Tanks: 55 Gallon - Jack Dempsey and a Female Convict - - 30 Gallon - Ryukin and Calico Oranda - - 30 Gallon - One Angelfish and six Black Skirt tetras. - - 10 Gallon - HM Betta and 5 Neon Tetras. - - Last edited by fish4fish; 02-26-2008 at 03:35 PM.

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