The big pencil fish has a mixed diet and prefers animal feed. Fish, shrimp, amphibians and aquatic insects are usually eaten in the wild, and fish, pork and beef can be fed at home. But the opening generally chooses small fish and shrimp, do not feed live loach, otherwise it is easy to cause damage to the intestines and stomach of fish.
1. Improve the environment: The big pencil fish often doesn't eat when it just enters the tank. In this case, it only needs to wait for it to adapt slowly. It usually takes about a week. In addition, too strong light, or often walking in front of it will frighten it and affect its eating. You need to dim the light and keep the environment quiet.
2. Change the water regularly: If the big pencil fish lives in an uncomfortable water body, its feeding will also be affected. Usually the water temperature should be kept at about 25-31 C, and the temperature should not be too low. In addition, the water quality should be slightly acidic, and the Ph should be maintained between 6.4 and 7. In order to ensure the cleanliness of water quality, water should be changed every other time.
3. Change the feed: The big pencil fish likes animal-type feed. If it is fed with artificial feed for a long time and the food is relatively single, it will also cause it not to eat. In view of this situation, it is necessary to change the feed in time, feed with fish, beef or pork, or feed with meat and artificial feed.
4, treatment of disease: big pencil fish sick, appetite will be greatly reduced. At this time, it needs to change water, raise the temperature properly, and add a proper amount of salt to the water. If the condition is serious, you can use drugs to soak.
