elf_poop Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 One of my angelfish is not eating and it has been about 48 hours. There is 2 and they are being treated with tetracycline (day 3, just did 25% water change) in about 15 gal. of water. Have a heater, a bubbler, and a filter running all good for 25 gal. tank. I feed them once a day, he looks interested but then food just floats by his face and he doesn't try to eat. How long can an angelfish survive without eating? Is it time to stop treatment? I know with human bacterial infections you want to treat for the full course, otherwise any existing bacteria can become immune. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syno321 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Normally maintained adult Angelfish can last for weeks without food. Temperature does affect their metabolism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbyist Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 The best food for exciting an angelfish displaying a lack of appetite is live adult artemia or fairy shrimp. They go crazy when the shrimp are added to the tank. As these are hard to locate white worms are the probably the next best thing. White worms and grindal worms should not be fed more than 2 times a week as the high fat content can cause constipation and damage the kidneys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elf_poop Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Ok! Interesting... Just a few more days of treatment so I'll wing it. They do love frozen brine shrimp. So I will have to try to find some live food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Free food season is soon on us. I was hoping to go netting this weekend for fairy shrimp and daphnia. Edited March 21, 2015 by Jayba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elf_poop Posted March 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Where can you find these things and do you "quarantine"? I was thinking of posting in the DIY section... but if anyone is reading this, have you ever tried purposely getting mosquitos to lay their larvae in backyard "pools"? [edit: found all the info in the Livefood from ponds journal] [update: angelfish is spoiled and picky, will eat but only eats Brine/Mysis shrimp hand fed by tweezer] Edited March 22, 2015 by elf_poop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFee2012 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 What kind of food are you feeding them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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