How to get my fish to eat?

Question

i feed my fish twice a day once in the morning wen i wake up then wen im going to bed but the night feeding usually takes two tries cuz they jsut sit at he bottom and ignore the food how can i get them to eat the food i jsut got the fish a few days ago

Answer 1

Maybe you could try food that sinks to the bottom?

Answer 2

1. What kind of fish?

2. How big are the fish?

3. Are they predatory fish?

Some fish,  like cat fish will only (in most cases) eat at night and some bottom dwellers only eat food that passes their way. Predatory fish (like Oscars) like to hunt for their food and some like cyprinidae (Goldfish, white clouds, danio's) like to go to the food.

Answer 3

Sometimes it takes fish a few days to settle in. What kind of fish are they? It is worse to feed your fish too much than to feed them too little. Perhaps try at supper time instead of at bedtime. If they are not eating all the food it may be polluting the water. When you add new fish if the tank isn't adequately cycled the tank will build up toxic ammonia levels. This can also happen if too many new fish are added at once. And then, for no visible reason, the fish all start to die after a week or less. It is a good idea to get an ammonia test kit and test the water right away. if ammonia is developing in the water, stop feeding the fish and do several partial water changes. Then you can resume feeding cautiously and continue checking for the presence of ammonia.

Another cause for lack of appetite is if the temperature is too cold for the species of fish you are keeping.

Two black gouramis and three black tetras. Depending on their size, do they have a large enough tank and an adequate filter? Again, I think of water quality as much as anything else, along nwith correct temperature.

Answer 4

Does your fish ever poo? Sorry to ask, but if it doesn't isnt itsprobably constapated and is not eating. Peel up a cooked pea mash it and feed it to him. It maybe shy. Also has he eaten any other days? Let him get use to his enviorment and then he will eat. Goodluck!!!