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Thank you, all! We do miss his buzzing all around begging for food...
Any thoughts on what could have happened? I was so sure it was ammonia...
We raise the worms and haven't had any trouble... just wish I could tell where we went wrong.
Thanks again!

Hi All! Thank you for the help. It was not the ammonia, just a shade off 0, but I did a water change, gently...
Sitter said he ate well the first couple of days and then didn't, even live worms! Maybe an injury? Maybe caught something from the worms? Anyway, he didn't make it.

Hi! Thank you for the response! I have an API liquid test kit. Ammonia, historically is 0 or very close to it. I have not had it register as high as 0.25, but sometimes the color is slightly off 0. I just don't have any other idea what might have caused this. I was SO sure that the ammonia was off d...

Hi! We just got back from being out of town. When we left, our GSP seemed fine (always hungry :) bright colors), came back to find him on the bottom of his tank, on his side, panting. Here are the basics: 45g tank, by himself Immediately did water check, all seems normal for him, except the Nitrate ...

We did tranquilize him with the stuff mentioned here. I will try to get a pic...I have tried before, but it seems he is camera shy. He is very interested in eating, just having trouble getting a hold on the food to eat it. Once he gets it, it is gone! :). He had a whole skinny red worm this morning ...

Uggg! Here I thought the harder she'll on the mealworms was a good thing! Ok, so now he seems to be having even more trouble eating. I was very worried about having him out of water for too long while I tried to trim his teeth that they aren't terribly even. Is it worth the stress to do it again or ...

Well, he finally got fattened back up again with meal worms...and I got my nerve up enough. Did the tooth cutting just like on the video link you all sent me. I don't think I did a very good job, but they are definitely better than that were. Anyway, I just trimmed the top teeth. Is there a chance t...

Ok, for the clove oil, is that a cooking item or an essential oil?
Thanks again!

Great! Thank you for the link to the video. I did a search and they seemed to vary enough that I was not sure what was good and what was bad! I think I am now ready to at least look him an the mouth and see what is going on in there. For now, he is enjoying live mealworms!

Thanks! I did find a bunch of good info in old posts as well, just can't see his teeth well enough to tell. My plan is to get everything necessary to trim his teeth, then sedate him and look and see. Do any of you have a good pic of gsp that needs its teeth trimmed and one that doesn't? I am incline...

Hi! I have three smallish LR, not much, but thought I should mention it as a tank inhabitant. Anyway, he loved the worm, and is much brighter and happier...but I think I may have found the problem! He had trouble getting a hold of the worm. Maybe his teeth need a trim?! I am sure there is an article...

Hi! SG is 1.022. I have done small weekly water changes because the parameters seemed to stay fine. Should I do bigger changes anyway? Not sure why he is small, saw he should be around 6" which he definitely is not.
We have a worm farm, will give him one now! Thank you!

Ok, I did a slightly early water change and now the ammonia is 0 ppm or really close. It is just that there isn't much of a color change from 0 ppm to .25 ppm, but I wanted to say that it might not be 0, but it was definitely less than .25. Any way, if you were trying to intice your gsp to eat, what...

Hi All! It has been a while since I have been here. I hope you can help...again. We have had our gsp for 4 or 5 years now, has been fine. Lately he isn't eating much, not much interest. 1) pH=8.2, Ammonia=<.25 ppm, Nitrite=0 ppm, Nitrate=2.5 ppm,Salinity=1.022sg 2) 35 gallon tank, only lives with ab...

OK, thanks! I am planning to slowly transition into SW once he is in the bigger tank. I guess I won't bother to try and transplant the crypts. GPS freak, I wish I could send them your way. Not sure what I am going to do with them, only other tank is 80ish gallon with an Oscar... Don't think he would...