Bloodfin tetra not eating.

bcrowder11

bcrowder11

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Jul 24, 2010
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Ya I've had 3 bloodfin tetras for a long time, and they have all been really healthy. Today, I was counting them and I only saw 2 of them. The third one was hiding in a corner all by itself, not ever socializing with the other tankmates. Then, when I fed them today, it wouldn't eat anything. It just sat in the middle of the tank watching the other fish eat. Then after they were all done, it swam back over to it's little corner. So, does anyone know what the problem could be of why it's not eating? And my tank IS established and all water readings are good.
 

Kiara1125

Kiara1125

Superstar Fish
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Jan 12, 2011
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Hm. Not really enough info to know what's going on with your Tetra. I've never heard of a Tetra doing that. I notice that you only have 2 Tiger Barbs. You need at least 5-6 for them not to pick on other fish. Is your Tetra being bullied or is it injured??
 

bcrowder11

bcrowder11

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Jul 24, 2010
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Well actually, I had 7 tiger barbs but these two picked on the our 5 until they died, and these two don't really fight at all, so I was like whatever! And the tetra isn't being bullied on, it just won't eat.
 

Kiara1125

Kiara1125

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Jan 12, 2011
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That might work. Try soaking them in water for a minute. That'll make them more enticing. Is it just skinny, or does it have anything growing on it or is the fish changing..er..shape?? << More like spine and stomach areas.
 

bcrowder11

bcrowder11

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Jul 24, 2010
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Okay I will try that tomorrow. It's not really changing shape. It's stomach has kinda sunken in a little bit, and i think it's back tail fin is more pinkish than red. That's all I can tell though.
 

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