[GSAS-Member] big cichlid appetites...

[Victorea Earnest <victoreae@yahoo.com>]

hi...  My red devil seems to have lost his appetite in
the last month or so.  He seems his usual belligerent
self otherwise, lunges at anyone who walks by, digs
lots of holes, and threatens the cats and his own
reflection...  Gets very offended by the gravel vac...
And he looks OK, not skinny or anything... 

But where he used to gobble up about 4 of the big
pellets a day, he now eats only one or 2 every couple
of days. I tried giving him other things to eat but he
doesn't care, just lets it float around until I get
disgusted and remove it.  He's very enthusiastic when
I open the tank to try to feed him, but he is much
more excited about the possibility of actually biting
my fingers this time than he is about the food.  If I
drop it in there he won't eat it. 

Maybe I was over feeding him before?  Or do they just
eat less when they are done growing?  I've had him for
two and a half years and I got him as a tiny gray fry.
 I hope he's not sick. 

Thank you.


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