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Tiger oscar refusing to eat?
We have 3 inch oscar that has been barely eating for the past 2 months. We think he ate the plecostomus. Given that he is no longer in the tank. I assumed that the plecos barb maybe got caught some where in the oscar when he ate him. The oscar used to be an excellent eater and never missed a meal. He is no longer aggressive and has lost his fiestiness. I have tried giving him frozen thawed fish that he used to love. He will grab them, but just carries them in his mouth for hours. So i am not sure if he ever eventually eats them or not.
Any help or tips would be greatful. We do not think he will be around for much longer if things dont change.
Tank info:
29 gallon tank
1 tankmate, 3 inch eclipse catfish (they are not aggressive towards each other. The catfish is acting normal and is healthy)
Water tests come out perfect
Ammonia : 0
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0
Ph: 7.6
1 Answer
- Punkin eaterLv 76 years ago
1. That test result is not normal, most tanks will have some nitrate, either the test is wrong or something is incorrect about the tank or maintenance.
2. There's many things that cause a fish to stop eating, usually it is overfeeding
3. But yea, eating a pleco would be bad; so don't get one next time
4. The tank is too small already, and is getting smaller every day.
Note:I don't see anything else here that would help indicate a problem
