Glassyeye Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 well i am getting very worried about my triggerfish, he wont eat anymore he is so skiny you can see his skull and spinal cord. Im really worried that he is going to die, he is a friend to me. ive tryed NLS flakes and pellets (he is at most 2.5 inches long) ive tryed frozen foods such as Artemia Congelata, Squid, Artemia Franciscaba, Krill (frozen and freez dried) , mysis, plankton. but no matter what i offer him he wont eat like i said im really worried. any help would be very much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 All I can suggest would be garlic............ hope your fish gets better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrie Lee Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Nature's Corner Store here in Edmonton sells a NLS formula that has a lot of garlic in it. It has saved many a fish of mine. Apparently the garlic will sometimes help stimulate the appetite. It's called Spectrum Thera + A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassyeye Posted June 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 ok thank you for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trualm Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 what all do you have in the tank and how long have you had him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishkabod Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Get the Thera-A and if that's not enough get some Garlic Guard from Seachem. You might want to try the NLS for Finicky/pickey/snobbish fish. I can't remember what they called it but you can once again gat it at Natures corner store. Good luck L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanGSP Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Have you tried pieces of raw shrimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 If you buy the NLS it'll just be a waste of money. He's not going to eat prepared foods. Ecosystems Garlic Elixir is a potent stuff that is basically the best garlic additive you can use....its so potent you need to keep it in two contains. Mix mysis, krill, and brine shrimp with a couple drops of that in a water solution and that should do the trick. If not you might be out of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Make sure its the PE Mysis too, its a fat building machine. You could also try cyclopeeze. You can buy it in powder, frozen, and sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 (edited) If you buy the NLS it'll just be a waste of money. He's not going to eat prepared foods. What makes you say that? Not that I'm saying that it will eat prepared food, but most triggers will. There could be something else going on with this fish that's causing it to go off of its feed, besides just being picky. Glasseye - how long have you had this fish - what trigger sp. size of tank - tankmates, etc? Was it eating previously, or not since you purchased it. Fill in a few blanks ...... Edited July 26, 2009 by RD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef canada Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Try getting some live clams from the market. If you have an asian market, they will have the best selection. You can freeze them and then thaw them out as needed. I don't know a trigger that won't eat then. Just watch your skimmer, it will over react with all the protien from the clams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Seeing as this thread was started 4 months ago, and the OP has never posted back, I'm guessing that it's a bit late for advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA_Cichlids Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 (edited) Seeing as this thread was started 4 months ago, and the OP has never posted back, I'm guessing that it's a bit late for advice. Lol, wow, this thread was a 'rebirth'. Im sure someone else will benefit from it though! I dont think Parachromis1 was suggesting NLS was a bad food(it is, infact, a good food). Sure, NLS will fatten the fish up if it chooses to eat it... but higher protein/fatty acid food like frozen will probably be more readily accepted and build weight a little quicker than prepared food, thats all? Edited November 21, 2009 by SA_Cichlids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 (edited) Agreed, but that's not what he said, or how he said it. Most triggers will in fact eat pellet food with minimal if any training, and the OP had already stated from the get go that the fish was also refusing all of the various frozen that he tried. ive tryed frozen foods such as Artemia Congelata, Squid, Artemia Franciscaba, Krill (frozen and freez dried) , mysis, plankton. but no matter what i offer him he wont eat I think the only logical conclusion was/is that this fish was in serious trouble, which is why I asked for further info such as "how long have you had this fish - what trigger sp. - size of tank - tankmates, etc? Was it eating previously, or not since you purchased it. Fill in a few blanks ......" The lesson to be learned here is don't wait until your fish is so skinny that you can see its skull & spinal cord, before you react. Either way, a bit of a moot point now ....... Edited November 21, 2009 by RD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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