Pearl Gourami Wont Eat

[weary01]

hi there, 2 days ago i bought a pearl gourami and noticed the first morning he was in there that he didnt respond to the flake food i put in there and just ignored the other fish eating, so i tried freeze dried bloodworm and still no eating. so i then thought that maybe he was still getting used to the tank and will come around tomorrow. so today i tried again and still no eating, i then tried some vegetables (chopped frozen peas) but ignored them too.

please help!!!!

 

[chesterscot]

hi did you aclimatise the fish or buy it from outside of your local area ?
scot

 

[weary01]

hi did you aclimatise the fish or buy it from outside of your local area ?
scot

hi, i did aclimatise the fish for half an hour and bought it locally, but im not sure if this means anything - when i bought the gourami it was just fresh from being delivered to the store?

 

[Forestpisces]

He could just be stressed from so much transit in a short time.

How is his behaviour?

Does his belly look sunken in?

Are there any other sighns of physical illness or abnormalities?

What are your water stats?

Will do all we can to help.

 

[weary01]

never fear i got him eating, my big head was putting him off, so i hid an watch him eating, and to think for 3days i thought he hadn't eaten a thing

 

[Forestpisces]

Haha.

Well thats good news.

Best of luck with him