red zebra not eating

karen99

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Nov 21, 2005
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One of my red zebras doesn't seem to be eating. When I feed the fish, it shows interest and swims at the food, often bumping the food with its nose before losing interest and swimming off. I haven't seen it eat anything in at least 2 days.

Pictures of it:

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[img=http://thumb13.webshots.net/t/28/29/0/9/77/2334009770053468193HIbyJW_th.jpg]

I was always pretty sure this fish was male... this behavior has me wondering if it might be a holding female. Or is it more likely it's sick or just being a picky eater? I don't really see anything wrong with the fish except for it not eating (it does make almost continuous small gulping motions but only opens its mouth a tiny bit).
 
Definetely sounds to me like she could be holding. Does it look like she's "chewing?"
 
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