any experience with Brown Banded Cat Shark not eating

sml41 · 10/27/2008, 05:51 PM

my son has a 5 week old shark ; ate for the first 4 weeks then would hide; week 5 will not eat and is out in the open; was tong fed shrimp, any help out there??

SteveJakubiec · 10/27/2008, 05:54 PM

1. Maybe not hungry.
2. What tank size, it could be stressed.
3. Um..maybe it has some internal parasites and cannot eat...? Just some prilimenary suggestions.

sml41 · 10/27/2008, 05:56 PM

185 gallon tank ; ate fine for first 4 weeks ; would come out to be fed and back to hiding ; now not eating and laying out in the open

10/27/2008, 05:51 PM	#1
sml41 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 86	any experience with Brown Banded Cat Shark not eating my son has a 5 week old shark ; ate for the first 4 weeks then would hide; week 5 will not eat and is out in the open; was tong fed shrimp, any help out there??

10/27/2008, 05:54 PM	#2
SteveJakubiec Moved On Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 07508, New Jersey Posts: 843	1. Maybe not hungry. 2. What tank size, it could be stressed. 3. Um..maybe it has some internal parasites and cannot eat...? Just some prilimenary suggestions.

10/27/2008, 05:56 PM	#3
sml41 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 86	185 gallon tank ; ate fine for first 4 weeks ; would come out to be fed and back to hiding ; now not eating and laying out in the open