hey all, my gsp in a full marine tank has gone on a hunger strike i think this has to do with me adding a new fliter to the tank ever since then his belly has turned black and his flourescent green back has faded to brown. also he refuses to eat anything i put in the tank. any suggestions on what to do? i really have no clue and it's freaking me out i hate to have to watch him shrivel up and die. any advice would be highly appreciated. thanx
GSP hunger strike help!!!
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How long have you had him? Did you just get him from a store and add him to a salt water tank? Most stores keep them in freshwater due to ignorance and to go straight form not salt to high salt would stress the fish pretty badly.
Was he in a brackish tank and then you just moved him to a salt tank
How big is the tank?
Is the tank cycled?
Do you have a test kit to test the ammonia, nitrates, nitrites and pH and if so what are the readings.
Was he in a brackish tank and then you just moved him to a salt tank
How big is the tank?
Is the tank cycled?
Do you have a test kit to test the ammonia, nitrates, nitrites and pH and if so what are the readings.
How big is the tank?
Is the tank cycled?
What are the water parameters?
What water was he in before you got him?
How did you acclimate him?
Kim
Is the tank cycled?
What are the water parameters?
What water was he in before you got him?
How did you acclimate him?
Kim
What is the tank size and what are his tankmates? What foods have you tried? I would try snails, frozen brine/bloodworms, live brine, Ghost Shrimp, or fresh shrimp from your local fish store. The dark belly and dull color is because he is stressed about something. Since you added a new filter it is probably cycling (high ammonia) which puffers don't do well with. I would double check your test results (maybe even bring in a sample to your lfs) and report the results here. Some peoples definition of normal is different. You should have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, high pH (7.8+), and ideally low nitrates. Anyway, hope this helps and good luck!
update: he's turned back to his normal colouring but still refuses to eat any food whatsoever. He's in a 10 gallon tank all by himself there r no tank mates. i normally feed him fresh shrimp, brine shrimp and crab legs unshelled for his weekly abrasive food. i've been trying to get snails to meet his diet requirement but i haven't found any that are small enough for him to eat, i was told instead to keep to unshelled invertabrates for the time being i'm planning to take a water sample to my lfs, thanx for the advice much appreciated.
