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	my fish don't like me!--feeding help
whitless Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Jan-2005	Hi. I hope someone can help me out. I've moved up from goldfish to swordfish and silverdollars. I've had them in the tank about 48 hours, and they seem pretty well acclimated to their surroundings.<br><br>Anyway, they won't eat. None of them. They seem otherwise healthy. I'm especially worried about the dollar, because I had heard that they ate nonstop.<br><br>I don't think its the food, but I've tried a couple of things. They don't seem to have any interest at all. My goldfish would always swim to the top whenever I held my hand above the tank, and these just don't care.<br><br>So, I was looking for suggestions. Thanks for any advice!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Can you tell us more about the tank? Size of the tank, how many occupants, and how long it's been cycled. Ammonia, and nitrIte need to be zero and nitrAtes present for the tank to be properly cycled. Fish sometimes take awhile to come around, even after a proper acclimation process of a few hours. ^_^ Current [link=Contest Rules]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Aquascaping/44382.html?200412022138" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link][/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Peter17 Enthusiast Posts: 230 Kudos: 208 Votes: 1 Registered: 31-Dec-2004	Check the teperature!!!! Peter 20 GALLON LONG CURRENTLY EMPTY ~~~~ 10 GALLON W/ STRIPPED CONVICT
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
DoctorJ Big Fish Posts: 344 Kudos: 1159 Votes: 191 Registered: 13-May-2003	If everything in the tank is otherwise fine (temperature, ammonia, nitrite, etc.), I suspect it is just taking the fish a while to get used to the routine and the idea that you are the one feeding them. I've found that almost without exception new fish take a few days to get up to speed. It's likely nothing to worry about.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
whitless Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Jan-2005	Thank you so much. All the levels and temperature are right; so I will just give it a few more days for them to figure it out. I'm still feeding them (but scooping it out after it falls so it doesn't contaminate), so I guess they will come around. Thanks again to everyone!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	you still haven't said how big the tank is. sometimes fish won't eat if they feel crowded for space. "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23


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