frontoes Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Does anyone knows how I can make my WC male frontosa to eat? Every time I feed them, it seems that the females goes insane to eat while the male cruises across the tank passing through the food. It has been happening for a long time now...Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccal Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Try live black worms,,, but only to trigger feeding or to keep from being malnourished.Blackworms are expensive and basically like crack/drugs to fish.If it takes live blackworms,,, instantly try to replace with freeze dried worms ASAP,,,, then ween to pellet or flake.I have obtained wild caught fish many, many times and only 2-3 times this has ever happened to me.Wildcaught fish Definetely respond to flake better than pellet at the beginning.Brine shrimp flake & sera-flora.On a different tangent,,, unlikely,,,, but a possibility,,,, parasites.If you want to cover this as a precautionary measure,,, then treat with a internal/external parasite medication.But you say a long time,,, how long not eating ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undercoverbrother Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 when you say long time are we talking days or weeks ?.I would also recommend checking out frontosafanatics.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydashton Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Is this an established colony?Some Dominate males let the females eat well before they will even hint for some food. My Alpha Kalumba only eats about once a week. and i feed every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontoes Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 It has been going on for at least around 1 year since I brought them. When I first had it around 8 cms they were all eating until I moved them into one tank and every since the male rarely eats its always the females that goes munching every pellet and bloodworms. The male kinda acts as if he is blind or something, the food just go past him....Lloyd, I think it is a alpha male as he darkens pretty quick and has a nice long finnage but he isn't that large...I'm guessing around 22cm mark maybe under.How would I know if it is parasite??? I guessing its not otherwise he would be dead by now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damoq Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Is the fish emaciated?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontoes Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 How can I tell Damoq?What is the best way to cleanse the colony, would it be pool salt and epsom salt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydashton Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Can you get a picture for us frontoes, either on here or frontosafanatics.com.auDoes it look unhealthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontoes Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Alright I'll post a pic of the male tonight...It looks fine to me but it just doesn't eat or even when it does eat he will only take 2 bites max (if I'm lucky) then cruises across the tank while the females are going insane eating the foods and goes straight pass the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydashton Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I think its fine. My Kalumba and Moba do the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccal Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 A male locked in breeding mode can sometimes have very little appetite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqc Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Just an observation - WC at 8 cm ..... imported ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontoes Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 i dont understand why my male isn't eating when I see most WC males going insane over food and they grow so quick whereas my doesn't seem to be hungry at most times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqc Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 'male kinda acts as if he is blind' perhaps he has gone blind in one or both eyes? bumps into things?If you have a separate tank large enough, put him in there by himself to test. Don't feed for coupla days or a week and he'll soon learn to eat again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Perhaps he is doing fine? It's been a year after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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