Bursa Trigger wont eat

[packerdan]

I have a Bursa that has been in my tank for a couple months. It was doing fine untill about 2 weeks ago and now I cant get it to eat.....Any suggestions on what to do.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by PackerDan
I have a Bursa that has been in my tank for a couple months. It was doing fine untill about 2 weeks ago and now I cant get it to eat.....Any suggestions on what to do.
Has anything in the tank changed recently? How is he acting? How are the other fish acting and eating?

 

[nicetry]

What are you feeding the trigger? Sometimes a fish can lose it's appetite if the diet becomes stagnant.

 

[packerdan]

I am feeding krill, mysis shrimp and pellets. Nothing has changed except I had to remove a humma because he got mean. Everyone else is eating good. He swims around with no problems but has gotten very bony looking. Is there a better more inticing food I could use

 

[nicetry]

These fish do best with a variety of meaty foods. Krill is not a good staple diet for predatory fish. I would suggest some chopped shrimp, scallop, clam, squid and mussell. Frozen plankton is available commercially as well. You can even try some live ghost shrimp. There is a chance the fish has an internal problem that might be affecting the appetite. Watch for stringy, white feces that often indicates an internal bacterial infection.