There are similar threads about eating but not quite the same and I didn't want to hijack.
I have a small male A. cacatuoides who has always eaten less than the other cacs that I received with him. He is in a tank with rasboras and receives thawed and live foods. (Hasn't accepted pellets.) I suspect that his limited appetite might be one of the reasons why he is still small. He would take a couple pieces of worm but would reach a point where he would spit it out a few times before eating it. (The others would never show signs of slowing down.)
Now it seems that he can't swallow the food. He repeatedly spits out and sucks in the food. (Sometimes the food just exists through his gills.) During the last feeding, he just gave up on the bloodworm and left it on the substrate.
Is there anything I can do to encourage his appetite?
If there is something obstructing his throat, how can I check for that and how can I remove it?
I have a small male A. cacatuoides who has always eaten less than the other cacs that I received with him. He is in a tank with rasboras and receives thawed and live foods. (Hasn't accepted pellets.) I suspect that his limited appetite might be one of the reasons why he is still small. He would take a couple pieces of worm but would reach a point where he would spit it out a few times before eating it. (The others would never show signs of slowing down.)
Now it seems that he can't swallow the food. He repeatedly spits out and sucks in the food. (Sometimes the food just exists through his gills.) During the last feeding, he just gave up on the bloodworm and left it on the substrate.
Is there anything I can do to encourage his appetite?
If there is something obstructing his throat, how can I check for that and how can I remove it?