Medicating Oscar?

[freshmike]

Very glad to hear that Chester is doing better!!!

 

[AquaNut]

*WARNING* Those strictly against the feeding of live foods probably don't wanna read this post!! Actually, I think I have read on here that even those of you against live fish feeding are accepting of it in a case like this, where the fish is refusing to eat and is accustomed to nothing but live food...

*doin' my best rookie impersonation* WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Chester Bertuzzi is definitely back in the game!!! I talked to him before lights out last night for a while and, moments after I turned off his light, he rewarded me with some nice oscar like behaviour! CHOMP!! RIP little goldie, but never has a feeder gone to a better cause. He didn't eat the head, though... is that normal? The feeders are tiny and he's a decent size...he deffo could have eaten the whole thing if he'd wanted to.

HUGE thanks to smb, freshmike and missyintxs!! You've all been very supportive and helpful while I've been nursing Chester around.

 

[smb]

He didn't eat the head, though... is that normal?

Yea this is pretty normal for small-midsize cichlids. If they don't swallow them whole they will usually leave the head.


That's such great news AquaNut! Sounds like he's rarin' at 100% almost. You're going to be rewarded with the biggest puppy-fish of your life so far. You'll be hooked on the big boys like me. Like I told you last night, you're going to be a mini-smb. B)

 

[AquaNut]

Mini?!? I'm as big as you are.... if I stand on a chair and shove balloons up my shirtsleeves.