So even after the prazi pro he doesn't want to eat. I know you hear alot about eels and hunger strikes, it's usually not a huge concern when he's been moved, new addition or a some other major change to a tank. Every time I've seen an eel go on a hunger strike in an established home, there's always been an underlying reason. Maybe you are blocking his view to the tv(lol). My point is it may be something so simple you wouldn't even think it made any difference. Something must have happened to upset him and throw off his appetite.
Yes, no change after two doses of prazipro.
A little backstory in case I left anything out. The eel arrived in September before my 35g cube was set up and cycled. Whole Hawaii aquarium fishing thing... Anyway, I had him in a little 10g with a HOB, nano power head, sand, LR and macros. Everything was great. He was eating from day two, got excited to see me when I got home(he was in the kitchen). Then the 35 was ready in late November and I moved him over. Same situation, ate very well, curious as could be. Then in late December he stopped eating and I started losing fish. Not finding one dead on the bottom, but completely missing. They were all the smallest fish in the tank, so I figured that with the eel not eating and losing fish at the exact same time, it was the eel. Shortly after I moved him over to my 14g IM tank. A little cramped, but he doesn't swim much. I thought with him eating fish, and I still had some in there that he could easily eat I'd have to eventually set up a tank just for him. I have an empty 40 breeder I was going to use for this.
I just recently figured out I had some water quality issues with my DI showing 0ppm, but it was all changed from blue to tan. I hadn't noticed the color change until way after both were completely changed. Something was getting by, as almost any coral that went in the tank, was dead a day to a few days later and every test I had was dead on where it needed to be. A triton test back in December(I think I can't remember when I sent it off but I think I got the results in January) showed some elevated metals, such as nickel, molybdenum, vanadium and tin. I did the recommended water changes and thought I had it taken care of. Evidently it was not. All that has been taken care of now tho. Went thru every piece of equipment, which was all fine, all new DI resin, 90% water change, cuprisorb in the overflow. The tank has looked awesome all week. The one sps I had left is looking much better and gaining color back.
He's back in the 35 now. I know it's a lot of moving in the last 2 months, out of the 35 into the 14 then back to the 35. He'll be much more comfortable in the 35. There are 3 other fish in there, 2 ocellaris clowns and a multicolor fairy wrasse. All of them too large for him to eat, but I now doubt that he ever ate a fish while I have had him. Hopefully here soon he'll come around. He's still himself, and moves around a few times a day to a different hiding spot, he just shows no interest in food. I've tried calamari squid tentacles(his favorite), shrimp, scallop, cod, salmon. Nothing gets a response out of him.
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