angelfish not eating!

[lil_shez]

one of my angelfish doesn't SEEM to be eating food or if it does it spits it back out.
Is it eating any maybe im just not seeing it ?

They are on a bloodworms and flake diet ... any other foods that mite tempt him to start eating ??

 

[Fish Friend]

Have you suddenly changed their diet ? because when you give them new food all at once that they are un familliar with... they will spit it back out because the dont like it and havent had it before

 

[lil_shez]

nah thats the diet they have been on since i got them ...its just this one angelfish.
Maybe it is eating but at feeding time it comes to the top, looks at the food and swims away or it either eats it and spits it out.

 

[Fish Friend]

hmmmm maybe he is fallling ill.. i think you have a problem in your tank somewhere

 

[Balloon Fish]

are the worms freeze dried? if they are you might want to try frozen ones cause they are more attractive to angels. How big is your angel? is he breathing quickly? does his stomach look bulgy?

 

[kindaconfused]

we also need to know what other fish you have in the tank. he may not be able to get in and feed because of faster eating fish.

 

[Balloon Fish]

i doubt there is anything faster then an angelfish when it comes to eating... angelfish dont even take a break from looking for food :/

 

[LongTime]

It could be it has developed into a good forager. Like Balloonfish says, angels never stop looking for food. This one may be already full from from all the little tibits it finds in the tank and only strikes at feeding time because that is what it is supposed to do. After striking, it spits the food out because it is already full. I have a JD that does the same thing, but it keeps growing and stays active so it must be eating something!

Keep an eye on it to see how active it is and how it reacts with the other fish.

If you want to tempt it, I have never seen an angel in decent health turn down a baby guppy!

 

[lil_shez]

i am feeding them frozen bloodworms.
And also wen i feed them i drop a bottom feeder tablet in so all the neons and the bottom fish stay down the bottom while i feed the angels at the top.

 

[Fish Friend]

there is no need for that...but atleast youre feeding them try not to over feed them though

 

[lil_shez]

nah adam i drop half a tablet for the neons and the bottom feeders so all the neons dont dome to the top and eat all the food because one of my problems earlier on was the neons were eating to much and getting very fat... this way i can just feed the angels without all the other fish eating it all or annoying them.

(i only drop half a tablet in when i feed them flakes) i dont do it wen they are fed bloodworms

 

[Fish Friend]

ooooooooo ok... i miss read you then...i do the ame when i give my fish bloodowrm.. theyll get a full cube and thats it for the rest of the day then

 

[lil_shez]

i only feed them half a cube when i feed them bloodworms .. i find that to be plenty

 

[Fish Friend]

yeh i agree

 

[discus4everGrl]

you can tempt him with live brineshrimp

 

[Balloon Fish]

my angel has never eaten any live brine shrimp cause they can't even see them

 

[discus4everGrl]

maybe your fish are blind. I have never had a problem with any of my fish loving live food.