L27 not eating

teddyman5

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For 3 weeks or more now my 5-6" L27 has not eaten. It is in with a similar sized L190, some sterbai and a pair of Firemouths.Lots of wood, internal and external filters and good water quality. I have had it about 5 years and no problems until now.Used to eat loads of wood and cucumber/courgette.
They moved tanks about 6 months ago but with the same water and wood so they were OK. Have tried many different pellets and wafers, cucumber, courgette,potato, yam, carrot, brocolli but no joy.
Any thoughts or help out there as the belly is very concave and I'm worried I will lose him.
 

scatz

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try rubbing some garlic juice over the courgette next time you feed it, and try some peas, they might clean his gut out a bit
 

teddyman5

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No, eyes on both are OK. 190 not eating as good as it was.
I might move out the cichlids, don't seem to be any bother though.