Axis not eating.

[tammyaxie]

My axis are not as greedy as they used to be. They will turn away from a squirming second piece of earthworm. They are also not growing. They are about 3.5 months. They are about 3" and I try to feed them half a worm each everyday. They are down to quarter worm a day. Also my wild type loves to gulp air and is only content when he's had enough air to keep him floating at the surface. Water is all fine. Also, I feed the worms kale and Potato skin. What can I do?

 

[tammyaxie]

Why is Chai lying like this?

 

[kcoscia]

What are "fine" water parameters? What are the exactly? How's temperature?
Not eating is a usual sign of illness, especially in guys this age/size, and illness is usually related to stress.
Mine do weird leg things sometimes and I tend to hold off feeding that day to see if they're trying to pass a big poop lol
Is it possible they've ingested sand and are blocked?
Just some thoughts, nothing accusatory!

 

[tammyaxie]

Thanks for responding. They were fridged last night, passed big poops and are now munching as before. Guess they were a little constipated. And no they are not fed on the sand. They have a bowl but are mostly hand fed their worms.