My Cacautoide is not eating...

[Mason]

I have 2 male Cacautoide's in my 55 gallon at home(got rid of unknown Apisto) which I bought at the same time from the same stock. One of them(the one that is eating) is about twice the size of the other. I have checked my water and Alkalinity, Ph, and Nitrites seem to be in check. There are no visible signs of illness except for 'rubbing' which both the Cacautoides share. Could it just be a lame fish? Why would one fish be able to thrive in my tank but another wither?
Any help is appreciated, thanx.

 

[blueblue]

I have 2 male Cacautoide's in my 55 gallon at home(got rid of unknown Apisto) which I bought at the same time from the same stock. One of them(the one that is eating) is about twice the size of the other. I have checked my water and Alkalinity, Ph, and Nitrites seem to be in check. There are no visible signs of illness except for 'rubbing' which both the Cacautoides share. Could it just be a lame fish? Why would one fish be able to thrive in my tank but another wither?
Any help is appreciated, thanx.

Hi Mason, a fish which does not want to eat is a symptom of something wrong. It could be an indication of sickness or an unpleasant environment.
If i were you, i would isolate the fish and observe more closely. Usually,
some standard treatment can help, e.g., i would use live bbs + metronidazole to feed the fish... usually, the fish would chew some and that would already help. You may try...

 

[Mason]

hmmm

Isolation could be a problem as I only have the one tank. Would treating the entire tank be harmful?

 

[blueblue]

Isolation could be a problem as I only have the one tank. Would treating the entire tank be harmful?

Well, you could use a floating tank, or even a larger plastic bottle
with some holes to isolate an apisto. You may also use a glass/plastic
plate to divide the tank into partitions for the isolation purpose... ..

 

[Mason]

Mason

Thank you very much for your help, I will try my best to save the little guy.

 

[Roach]

I'm having problems with my male Caca at the moment. He just hides under things and won't come out to eat anything and it seems that his lips and mouth have become a bit swollen.
There are three females in the tank with him, amongst other fish and one in particular seems to follow him around and flashing him. I've seen these little buggers breed before and it was similar but this happens the length of the four foot tank and not around any particular spawing site.

Any ideas anyone?