RainboWBacoN420
Fish Crazy
So my pearl gourami has been in quarantine for almost two weeks now, after taking out the male that was pecking at her, she's finally found the courage to swim around and act pretty normal for the most part. Still not eating though, I've tried Seachem: Entice, and sometimes it works, but she mostly rejects anything I try to give her. I do have one ram horn snail in there to eat any leftovers that fall to the bottom, so the food disappearing made sense because of his presence. But last night, I tried feeding her again, I had soaked some micro pellets in the Entice, and poured the pellets in and watched them sink slowly right by her, she didn't care at all, didn't even investigate them. So I turned my bedroom lights off and hid behind my bed and watched her for about ten minutes. After she had noticed I was out of sight, she began skimming the bottom of the tank as if she was looking for the source of a scent. She passed by the food a few times, obviously noticing it, but not really doing anything. Then she came back, looked around, saw that I wasn't there, and went on to eat the food.
Now I'm not sure if it was the Entice that persuaded her to feast on the pellets, or if she just likes to be sneaky and only eat when I'm not looking. But what I'm concerned about it the future when she'll be in the 55 gallon, if she'll eat at all in there with the neons and the male gourami who go for food the second it hits the water. For now, everything is alright, but I'm thinking of what might be to come as future problems when it comes to feeding.
Now I'm not sure if it was the Entice that persuaded her to feast on the pellets, or if she just likes to be sneaky and only eat when I'm not looking. But what I'm concerned about it the future when she'll be in the 55 gallon, if she'll eat at all in there with the neons and the male gourami who go for food the second it hits the water. For now, everything is alright, but I'm thinking of what might be to come as future problems when it comes to feeding.