I bought a new flowerhorn yesterday and just as i transfered him to his new tank, he just sit at one corner, breifly swimming around then staying at another corner again. He's ignoring all the food. is he sick? what should i do? i turned off the power filter coz it's sucking him to the filter nozzle(he's just 2 inches), i just left the undergravel running.why's my FH not active?

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ur fish is still adapting to its new environment.. please give it some time as it will get use to ur presence.. please spend more time with it and allow healthy water for it to swim in.

increase the temp to about 82-84 to increase its metabolism.. in a few days it will start eatting again.. u will want to start off slow.. maybe introduce some BLood worms.

ur fish is still in a stressfull prosition.. it will soon adapt.. u may want to keep the tank lights off and have some hiding areas for it..good luck and pump it up!!


OiNKY

its ok just give him a few days.. he should be eating like there is no tomorrow

.......can't add anthing ...great advice guys . I iwsh I had a forum like tis when i first got started .

take care

bro ur filter is too powerful!!!can suck the fh?? 'lol' 'lol'
btw check ur water condition.temp of water

Thanx!!! In fact, he's alright now. And you're right, he's starting to eat like there's no tomorrow!!

Good to hear that bro!

Pump him up!

- l-l0l_l

Seems like your flower horn just need a little more time to adapt to its new environment. Hey, take a pic for us to see how it's doing right now.