I got him just before Christmas last year in a 20 gal tank with a container of Zoo Med pellets that they were feeding him once a week. I kept his setup the same, did everything the same, but then was told that he should be fed daily. Months ago I eased him into that and he seemed happy. I added ReptoMin floating food sticks, shrimp, whatever looked good at the store, we tried it.
For some fun, I raised guppies for him, but he won't eat them. (My mother's RES has fish in her tank she won't eat either) There were getting to be too many, so I put four females into his tank so they wouldn't get pregnant again and he suddenly stopped eating. After completely cleaning his tank twice (it was a mess from the accumulated food) I got him a Pleco thinking that would help. Eventually I took the females out, but still he wouldn't eat. I had to put him in another container for a week while I got his tank completely cleaned and reset-up.
The other container was colder (though I added warm water a few times a day), and exposed to more air (it was a guinea pig cage with a deep bottom) and he still wouldn't eat. He's all set up again and enjoying his warmer, normal home (76-78 deg), swimming around and playing with his rocks, coming to me when I go see him, trying to play with the fish in the next tank - but he still won't eat. From what I can guess, it's been 6-8 weeks since he last had more than a tiny nibble. Before we put the females in, his tank was moved to another room. Would stress make him stop eating? Any advice?
