Need Help My Lima Shovelnose Catfish Is Not Eating :(

[rossitt]

hi
my lima shovelnose catfish has not been eating, she has not had nowt to eat now for 5 days
ive had no probs with her eating untill now, not sure what to do
ive done 20% water change on 160 gallon tank. she been eating dead fish from my local shop where she was for over a year!
i had to get her out of that small tank it was in, ive had her now for about 5 weeks
but the bloke from my LFS has gone on holiday for 2 week. and he,s not boverd getting me any in.
i got some mussels she had with no probs, but she wont eat them now. im tryin prawns and she wont touch them
bloodworms, worms, catfish pellets, with no luck at all ?? she,s not had a dead fish now for 1,1/2 weeks, last one she had was one of my convicts i had to hit over the head and i dont want to go back to the shop coz ill go off my head
really not happy with my LFS. not getting nowt from there again, ill have to find out where i can get some from
but could this because she is so used to eating dead fish why she not eating.
my tank been running now for 5 months so its not a new set up. ive left the food in over night and she still not touched it
or yer its been shedding its skin loads maybe this has something to do with it?? please help

 

[rossitt]

anyone got any ideas please

 

[Loony Fish]

maybe buy some dead feeder fish or something. i'll give you a list of what i would feed it.
krill
ghost shrimp
dead fish
live fish
it i possible to force feed it.
get some fish tongs and hold it's favorite food in its nose untill he takes it.
are these good fish? i kinda want one. how big do they get?

 

[Mauricia]

I don't really know much about this catfish but since no one is helping you I thought I'd try. Have you tested your water for ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates? What's the pH? What do you mean when you say her skin is shedding? It sounds like she's not eating because she's ill, especially since you mentioned that she used to eat other food and stopped. Is she otherwise behaving normally? Is the tank cycled?

 

[rossitt]

maybe buy some dead feeder fish or something. i'll give you a list of what i would feed it.
krill
ghost shrimp
dead fish
live fish
it i possible to force feed it.
get some fish tongs and hold it's favorite food in its nose untill he takes it.
are these good fish? i kinda want one. how big do they get?

cheers m8 they are really nice im hopfully getting another but wanting get this one feeding first again
they grow To 30" (75 cm) in nature, not usually more than 18" (45 cm) in captivity.