I am curious if anybody else who watched the vids came to a similar conclusion as I did?
Daphnia would likely have been a better choice than a pea. Do not leave uneaten peas in the box. Unless you actually see the fishtry to nibble the pea, how will you know if it did so?
The fish is in the box so you can determine if it is eating at all. The food needs to be especially easy for it to encounter and eat. So you puit in something that will stay in the water column for a while and then sink to the bottom. Put in a very small amount. This makes it easier to know if anything it eaten when you are not watching. But you need to watch the fish for a while once the food hits the water. You need to see if the fish tried to eat unsuccessfully, i.e. it has an appetite
The fish is in the box for you to observe if it is pooping and if so how the poop looks. This is important.
There is a reason for doing this. Fish meds can require different methods of dispensing. Some meds do not work if they are put into the water, they must be eaten. One can buy or make their own medicated food. These will not help a fish that isn't eating. Other meds can be absorbed. Pooping info also helps one determine in what direction to move.
I selected a large size box for two reasons. First, confining a fish in a small space is stressful. Second, you are trying to observe swimming behavior as well as the rest of it. More volume makes swimming easier to observe.
I would not go away and leave the fish in a small box.
Diagnosing most ailments in our fish is not simple or easy. Its not like having a sick dog or cat we can take to the Vet. There are no fish hospitals, there are no fish doctor's offices. 99.9% of the people who keep fish do not have access to university labs and experts. We are basically on our own. This leaves use and whatever help we can discover to deal with situations like this one.
If you have time, you might find this paper interesting to skim thorough and then read the most pertinent things more fully.
( U.S. Department of Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A & M University Cooperative Extension Program )
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (SFRC) | Fish Parasites | Fish Diseases | Yanong, Roy P | Nematode Parasites of Animals and Humans
Daphnia would likely have been a better choice than a pea. Do not leave uneaten peas in the box. Unless you actually see the fishtry to nibble the pea, how will you know if it did so?
The fish is in the box so you can determine if it is eating at all. The food needs to be especially easy for it to encounter and eat. So you puit in something that will stay in the water column for a while and then sink to the bottom. Put in a very small amount. This makes it easier to know if anything it eaten when you are not watching. But you need to watch the fish for a while once the food hits the water. You need to see if the fish tried to eat unsuccessfully, i.e. it has an appetite
The fish is in the box for you to observe if it is pooping and if so how the poop looks. This is important.
There is a reason for doing this. Fish meds can require different methods of dispensing. Some meds do not work if they are put into the water, they must be eaten. One can buy or make their own medicated food. These will not help a fish that isn't eating. Other meds can be absorbed. Pooping info also helps one determine in what direction to move.
I selected a large size box for two reasons. First, confining a fish in a small space is stressful. Second, you are trying to observe swimming behavior as well as the rest of it. More volume makes swimming easier to observe.
I would not go away and leave the fish in a small box.
Diagnosing most ailments in our fish is not simple or easy. Its not like having a sick dog or cat we can take to the Vet. There are no fish hospitals, there are no fish doctor's offices. 99.9% of the people who keep fish do not have access to university labs and experts. We are basically on our own. This leaves use and whatever help we can discover to deal with situations like this one.
If you have time, you might find this paper interesting to skim thorough and then read the most pertinent things more fully.
( U.S. Department of Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A & M University Cooperative Extension Program )
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (SFRC) | Fish Parasites | Fish Diseases | Yanong, Roy P | Nematode Parasites of Animals and Humans
