Wild caught Baenschi not eating :(

[apisto31]

Hi guys,

Good to be in this forum with lots of apisto lovers.
I just need some advice on wild caught inca that I got from a friend. I have this pair for about 12 days now, but i noticed that they've been eating very less since day 1 esp the Male. Most of the times, they are inside the cave. I have tried giving them NLS, blood worm and even live BS... but they refuse to eat and look scared with swimming BS! Seldom I see them picking things from substrate, but at the end of the day, I still see most of the NLS there, so they eat very little (if they do eat)

Btw, they are in the well-cycled 2 ft tank with some ketapang leaf litter, driftwood, caves and plants accompanied by 2 Otto and 1 yamato.

I have a pair of Caca that already Bred on another 2 ft tank, a pair of Agazizi and Krib as well. And they are all crazy with live BS, so i wonder what's on Wild-caught inca that they refuse to eat?

Any advise would be appreciated.

Thanks

Jash

[huhengyi1986]

have you deworm them? you can try to deworm them or add some vitamins that will improve their appetite.

[Jitticus]

Hi Jash, perhaps you are trying too hard to feed them? To be on the safe side, get some Octozin and treat them for 3 days (3 doses) and see if their appetite improves. Hope this helps.

[apisto31]

Thanks bros.. It didn't occur to me that it could be internal parasites. Let me try treating them for 3 days and see how it goes. I heard Jungle Labs Internal Parasite Guard is good too. Let me try that.

Thanks!

Jash

[joopsg]

You should try to get more information from your friend regarding his water parameters too.

[mervin]

What is the water PH ????

Do they have sunken bellies ?

Wild fishes sometimes do have internal parasites or worms which will affect them especially during stress - new enviroment or water