Help Please!

Hi I was wondering if anyone knows what's going on with my ob peacock because he's not eatting and not as active as he was! He's just hanging around the top. He sees the food but just don't go after it. I've tried pellets and flakes but just no used. He still have all of his color the fin is fine not breathing hard swimming jus fine but just stayin in one spot. Someone please help me find out what's going on

Is he new in the tank? If he is he might just be getting adjusted, my RD cichlid did the same thing until he was in the tank for about 5 days

No he's not new he been in the tank for quite sometime now

hmm i'm not sure then. Im not familiar with ob peacocks but if they eat feeders you might want to try those. Perhaps he just got bored and is looking for variety?

badfish wrote:hmm i'm not sure then. Im not familiar with ob peacocks but if they eat feeders you might want to try those. Perhaps he just got bored and is looking for variety?

I hope that you are not feeding your hybrid feeders it is very bad

madness wrote:

badfish wrote:hmm i'm not sure then. Im not familiar with ob peacocks but if they eat feeders you might want to try those. Perhaps he just got bored and is looking for variety?

I hope that you are not feeding your hybrid feeders it is very bad

I didn't know that. I thought RD and Midas alike liked live food as treats.

is this recent since the additions from last night were added... he couldve had his spot taken away.... might just take a bit to get back in the pecking order.

no he been like this for like a couple days now. I just though he was scared or something but Im more worried now because hes hanging out at the top a lot more often.

warm enough/my fish calm down if its in the lower 60's

Yeah my reading is 78-80 all the othe cichlids are still active its just that one.

drop it down to like 74-76 range. ideally thats a better temperature for africans. it also helps the water hold more oxygen. just my two cents. also try different foods to try and entice him up.

badfish wrote:

madness wrote:

badfish wrote:hmm i'm not sure then. Im not familiar with ob peacocks but if they eat feeders you might want to try those. Perhaps he just got bored and is looking for variety?

I hope that you are not feeding your hybrid feeders it is very bad

I didn't know that. I thought RD and Midas alike liked live food as treats.

It isnt that they dont like them, its that feeders you buy at an LFS are usually disease ridden.

If you really want to do feeders, raise your own! Those are healthy

i feed my fish FD treats its better.cons make for great feeders

I hate it when they stop eating, and especially hate it when they hang at the top..... My fish get bloat very easily... as soon as I notice a feeding problem i medicate the tank with metro+, wouldnt hurt to give it a try.

Whats your water parameters look like?

Joe I will definitely try the metro+ ill get some tomorrow and my water is fine did a test before and after every water changes which it was yesterday

Have you noticed any unusual aggression towards him? Any clear or white stringy looking poop? A lot of times they will hang up top trying to escape aggression from others. That causes "stress" which can lead to loss of appetite and the bloat-like symptoms.

I don't think it's aggression as he everyone in the tank is still scared of him. I personally think it's bloat because I haven't seen him poop at all

ive lost a couple peacocks like that if another fish sresses them out, they will just die. i had 2 diffrent ones that thought they were running the tank . when another one took the title they tried to hide on the top of the water , next day game over.ive had alot of them. the ones that are in the middle of the pecking order do fine they get in where they fit in. but when the champ looses his title it literally breaks his spirt and he stresses to death. sounds corny but it happened to me 3 seperate times to be exact.