I've got a baby firemouth, got him around 6-7 days ago along with a myriad of other cichlids. The moment i brought him home i realized he looked a bit off, his stomach is slightly swollen, it doesn't look ridiculous like most bloat pictures, but has remained a bit big. He was eating every now and again, but then just stopped, and I haven't seen him poop at all.... until tonight, he pooped about 1/2" white full poop, it was segmented in the middle though.
Fins are fine, color is great, scales are normal, kind of seems pretty lethargic. Swimming may/may not be normal, it's not noticeably off, he doesn't tilt harshly up/down to either side. Tank is properly cycled with reading of 0 on ammonia, nitrates, nitrites.
I'm not sure what to do, just getting back into the aquaria hobby 10 years after being a kid in love with his fish.
I can post up a picture and any more specifics, but what am I looking at here?... Bacteria?.. Tapeworm?... Dropsy?.... Bloat?.... or just constipation?... I isolated him in a very large acclimation box for the night (don't have a emergency tank yet), and deshelled and chopped up a pea, I'll see if he eats any by tomorrow morning.
Fins are fine, color is great, scales are normal, kind of seems pretty lethargic. Swimming may/may not be normal, it's not noticeably off, he doesn't tilt harshly up/down to either side. Tank is properly cycled with reading of 0 on ammonia, nitrates, nitrites.
I'm not sure what to do, just getting back into the aquaria hobby 10 years after being a kid in love with his fish.
I can post up a picture and any more specifics, but what am I looking at here?... Bacteria?.. Tapeworm?... Dropsy?.... Bloat?.... or just constipation?... I isolated him in a very large acclimation box for the night (don't have a emergency tank yet), and deshelled and chopped up a pea, I'll see if he eats any by tomorrow morning.