BTA will not eat

[ezhoops]

any ideas?

here are the details

50 breeder
80lbs LR
100lbs Live sand
4 T-5 bulbs VHO 2 act 2 daylight
Tank has been up for about 8 months (I know, I know)
water param's a little off but nothing crazy Mag is a little low,

just did a 20% water change

Had BTA for about 3-4 weeks, its been eating krill but hasn't eaten in about 2 weeks. Losing a little color, cannot figure out what is going on.

Any ideas

 

[sirbiggstixx]

what are your params..also make sure your temp isnt adjusting much..most people look at params when alot of times it temp..but back to the nem..how big are the peices your feeding it..i feed my condy and bta along with my fish a mash of shrimp, mauhi mauhi, cod, halibut, with cyclopeese and they love it..try some other foods, you can get shrimp from walmart either frozen or not and just cut a tiny piece about the size of a pencil eraser, maybe two or so depending on the size..nems in my experience do better with small pieces of food instead of like a huge chunk..

 

[ezhoops]

I tried San Fransico Bay Krill.... a tail piece of the krill maybe a 1/2 inch piece. It just really isn't very sticky at all. The tank temp is right around 72-74

 

[sirbiggstixx]

try feeding it way smaller pieces..i used to feed mine like a half a shrimp and they would eat it and then spit it out..i can also be sure it will eat if you were to go smaller with the meals..my friend feeds his nems everyday but very tiny pieces of food..good luck..