Quote Originally Posted by RZL36 View Post
Is it getting much skinnier?

When was the last time you tried the minnows? I've never had mine turn a single living one down (they wont go near a dead one). How deep was the water the fish were in?


Also, and forgive me for saying this, he might be dying. If you caught him as an adult, and I'm guessing he is a little over two feet from a 32" shed, he might be old. Could be old age. I mean you caught him as an adult. All the best husbandry in the world can't stop that. Na'mean?


Anyone who has kept one till death, is this pre-death behavior?
He's not getting much skinnier, I mean he's not unhealthy looking, and doesn't seem to be losing much weight at all.

In the last month I've tried guppies, worms, pinks, hell, I even got a couple frogs to mix it up and nothing. The fish were half in the water so they could breath and move but would splash around a bit. It was also a clear dish so he could see from the side and top.

I have thought about the age thing. I hope not as my girlfriends daughter would be heartbroken if that happens. I know that all things die, and I have read somewhere that when a male is reaching his lifes end that their clock tells them to mate as often as possible to pass on their genes. I was really hoping that this was just a bump in the road as I would never want to watch him (or anything, or anyone) starve himself to death. Could this be pre-death behavior??