he wont eat

my male WC ventrails wont eat its been like a week and a half and ive tried all foods krill, alega waffers, NLS, pellets, msys shrimp, frozen and frezze dried, some shrimp, and nothing he wont eat it all the feamles are plump and happy whats going on? help me out

Sorry to hear that D! Any other symptoms? Because that is not much to go on.

he hides more then he use to thats about it man im sorry

Is his color still good? Is there another male in the tank? The big tank has been taking most of your attention, so have you been able to keep up with your water changes on the ventralis' tank?

yea and his color is still there just supper skinny should i just do a monster water change? and nope same 3 fish

Super skinny? Was he skinny before he stopped eating? Maybe it's some sort of internal parasite? You haven't introduced anything new to the tank?

im talking i see his skelton and no he looked like he did in my pro pic then idk he just stoped eating and no the front half of his body lost his color the tnak is same as the day he came home

What ever it is I would do a 50% water change and put som salt in. Then the fish don´t need to use any of it´s energy to keep the saltbalance in it´s body. I would also increase the temperature in the tank. I hope it works out.

like table salt? and how much salt?

I use salt without iodine. 1dl/100liter. (1dl =0,42 cups)

yea that convserion is hard any one with amercain? and yea that would be table salt right?

Table salt or seasalt.

ok thanks haken whats dl stand for?

deciliter

that dont help lol

You get 10dl out of 1 liter.

Take gallons divide by 3.79 multiply by 100, then divide that by ten and convert into cups
I think or thunk
probably not right

How big is your tank, Derek?

13627.48248dl

100 liters = 26.42 US gallons

175 liters = 46.23 US gallons ---- Is your tank a 46 gallon? I can't remember.

1dl/100 liter dosage

1 dl = .42 cups

1.75 dl/175 liters

1.75 deciliters = 0.74 US cups

I'd say 3/4 cup of salt if the tank is 46 gallons? That seems like a lot; maybe my math is off. Is that right?

Derek, this will be good math practice for you. When you figure out the conversions, I would slowly add the salt over a few hours.

It would be 1,6 cups/100 gallon

Think you're right, I converted for the 360gal being a smartypants
1.6 for 100 and 3/4 for 46gal SOUNDS right

dam so its 3/4 a cup for my whole tank? i thoughti t was gonna be table spoons so i will do a 50 percent water change and then slowly add the salt durring the time im putting the water in?

after i do this treament if it works how long after should he start eating or being him self again?

how about aquiram salt? we dont have any unidoized so would aquriam salt be ok? right?