Fish Loosing Appetite?

[jeffries700]

Hiya,
can fish loose their appetite?
they are not eating as much as usual they are normally all at the top eating, but they are just leaving it! why is this? i feed them twice a day!

thanks
jack

 

[Bloo]

Twice a day may possible be too much.
What fish do you have and how many ?
How large is your tank ?
What do you feed ?
How long have you had the tank set up ?
What is the temperature of your water ?

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[jeffries700]

Twice a day may possible be too much.
What fish do you have and how many ?
How large is your tank ?
What do you feed ?
How long have you had the tank set up ?
What is the temperature of your water ?

Ps: I see you are still validating. So to TFF
you will need to check your email (and possibly junk mail folder) and click on the validating link in an email that you would have received from TFF. That will enable you to become a full member and post in all sections of the site.

Hi i have -

3 platies
1 ram
3 neon tetras
2 baloon mollies
3 scissor fish

my tank is only 1 foot.

i feed nutrafin max. complete flake food for all tropical fish.

i have had my tank set up since december

the temperature is 80 degrees farenheight!

is that any help! i validated my account! thanks for telling me lol!

regards
jack

 

[Bloo]

Thanks that already helps a lot. But I think your tank sounds far too small for the number of fish you have. However it would help a great deal if you could tell us how many gallons or litres it takes as well.

If your tank is too small, with that number of fish you are likely to have high nitrates and even the slightest bit of overfeeding will add to that. Build up toxicity and become a danger for your fish. Another sign of feeling unwell would be loss of appetite.

How often do you do a water change and how much do you change at a time ?

If you could give us some more information we can help you more

 

[jeffries700]

Thanks that already helps a lot. But I think your tank sounds far too small for the number of fish you have. However it would help a great deal if you could tell us how many gallons or litres it takes as well.

If your tank is too small, with that number of fish you are likely to have high nitrates and even the slightest bit of overfeeding will add to that. Build up toxicity and become a danger for your fish. Another sign of feeling unwell would be loss of appetite.

How often do you do a water change and how much do you change at a time ?

If you could give us some more information we can help you more

Hiya,
the tank i think is 58 litres i think! i do a water change every 2 weeks, i change about 15 percent of the water.

thanks
jack