Betta wont eat

[JuiceBox52]

My male betta dimidiata wont eat. He hasnt eaten in over a week.

He is in a cycled, planted 10g
Test results are 0, 0, 5
GH less than 1dh, PH less than 6

I treated him for worms about 2 or 3 weeks ago.

I've noticed hes getting a bit skinny too

I've tried his bug bites food, his food soaked in garlic, live scuds and (please dont hate me lol) a munted guppy fry, who, 3 days later is still swimming around happy as can be. He wont eat.


Suggestions? I can go get frozen or more live food if needed. Havent seen him poop but before he stopped eating it was normal.

edit** hes housed alone since he killed my female, could he be stressed from being alone?

 

[CassCats]

Perhaps try something slower for him, like live blackworms or frozen bloodworms fed from moving pair of tweezers?

 

[JuiceBox52]

I could try that. Do you think a chain pet store would have live ones?

 

[CassCats]

I dont know, my chain stores sell live crickets and such, but nothing live for fish

 

[JuiceBox52]

Alright. I'll have to look around and see if any fish stores have any.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

You can order them online: https://shop.easternaquatics.com/Live-Black-Worms-1.htm

Have you tried a different brand of pellet food?

 

[JuiceBox52]

You can order them online: https://shop.easternaquatics.com/Live-Black-Worms-1.htm

Have you tried a different brand of pellet food?

Yeah

 

[JuiceBox52]

You can order them online: https://shop.easternaquatics.com/Live-Black-Worms-1.htm

Have you tried a different brand of pellet food?

Cant order online, I need them today

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Cant order online, I need them today

Oh, bummer.

Have you looked online at all the stores near you?

 

[JuiceBox52]

Oh, bummer.

Have you looked online at all the stores near you?

Yeah. Most of them dont have good websites

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Yeah. Most of them dont have good websites

Typical. Why do you need the worms today?

 

[JuiceBox52]

Typical. Why do you need the worms today?

Because he hasnt eaten for almost two weeks lol

 

[JuiceBox52]

Because he hasnt eaten for almost two weeks lol

He was wild caught and I weaned him off of live foods just fine and he was eating prepared foods, but he stopped eating anything

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Oh wow, that’s a long time. Have you tried Daphnia and brine shrimp? Most LFS’s sell both of those.