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Just an observation,
I have a male red zebra named "Big Moe". He has been the the top brass in the tank for about 6 months. (Hes the red in my avatar)
Recently he has been reclusive in his own cave that he has, only coming out on occasion, to break up a disagreement between other mbunas, or to chase away any intruders.
every time I feed, he comes out and takes in a pellet, then spits it out. its like he wants to eat, but is really uninterested.
I dont see any stringy feces, as would be the signs for bloat, this has been going on for like a month. And I havent used any medication on him, so I would think if it was bloat, he would be dead by now. The only other thing that I think may be the problem, is I have a male kenyi that is coming into his own and is getting very aggressive. kinda staking his claim to the tank.
I havent noticed any confrontations between big moe and the kenyi, as i have been closley observing for many weeks now, but who knows.
here is a list of my stock in an 80 gallon bow front: 1 esterae, (big moe) 4 cobalts, 3 albino socolofis,1 regular socolofi, 2 male kenyis, 6 labs, 2 auratus (male female), plus 2 auratus fry , somewhere in the rocks, 1 male crabro, 15 demasonis, 2 electric blue haps (fryeri) and one faithful pleco. I know its a volatile mix, and im down sizing to prevent cross breeding,and agrresion problems. but the LFS over here in Bermuda has very limited space for returns so im waiting patiently. I do water changes once a week, at least 50%, nitrates low, zero nitrite, zero ammonia. Never had a problem with disease.
Sorry for the long post, but I had to include much detail to get an idea of whats going on.
Can anyone help me?
I have a male red zebra named "Big Moe". He has been the the top brass in the tank for about 6 months. (Hes the red in my avatar)
Recently he has been reclusive in his own cave that he has, only coming out on occasion, to break up a disagreement between other mbunas, or to chase away any intruders.
every time I feed, he comes out and takes in a pellet, then spits it out. its like he wants to eat, but is really uninterested.
I dont see any stringy feces, as would be the signs for bloat, this has been going on for like a month. And I havent used any medication on him, so I would think if it was bloat, he would be dead by now. The only other thing that I think may be the problem, is I have a male kenyi that is coming into his own and is getting very aggressive. kinda staking his claim to the tank.
I havent noticed any confrontations between big moe and the kenyi, as i have been closley observing for many weeks now, but who knows.
here is a list of my stock in an 80 gallon bow front: 1 esterae, (big moe) 4 cobalts, 3 albino socolofis,1 regular socolofi, 2 male kenyis, 6 labs, 2 auratus (male female), plus 2 auratus fry , somewhere in the rocks, 1 male crabro, 15 demasonis, 2 electric blue haps (fryeri) and one faithful pleco. I know its a volatile mix, and im down sizing to prevent cross breeding,and agrresion problems. but the LFS over here in Bermuda has very limited space for returns so im waiting patiently. I do water changes once a week, at least 50%, nitrates low, zero nitrite, zero ammonia. Never had a problem with disease.
Sorry for the long post, but I had to include much detail to get an idea of whats going on.
Can anyone help me?
