What throwing me off is if this is a parasite, the color and temperment of the fish hasn’t changed much
Help with sick Flowerhorn
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Any update in the Thai Silk? Has he started eating?
Color is hard to tell from the pics, especially since it looks like the original pic looks to be in the sellers tank. So, lighting differences make it hard to tell but it looks like the Thai is now darker in body color. The eyes besides being sunken also look duller. The deflated nuchal hump and the much smaller stomach also are huge differences. As for temperament you mentioned he's not eating which is also a huge difference as well as you said he's swimming with his head tilted down.
Color is hard to tell from the pics, especially since it looks like the original pic looks to be in the sellers tank. So, lighting differences make it hard to tell but it looks like the Thai is now darker in body color. The eyes besides being sunken also look duller. The deflated nuchal hump and the much smaller stomach also are huge differences. As for temperament you mentioned he's not eating which is also a huge difference as well as you said he's swimming with his head tilted down.
He’s started eating again but still no improvement on the hump, his eyes are still sunken but seems to be abit more active, the tilting is constant but at least once a day I’ll see him tilted at some point
That's great, eating is a huge improvement. The tilting gives me concern but hopefully he's on the mend. I'd suggest presoaking pellets before feeding and feeding sparingly. A water nuchal hump is very much tied to the fish's comfort and feeling of confidence so it might take a while to get back. The sunken eyes should improve as he feels better and gets stronger.
Thank you for the advice I’m gonna soak some pellets today and try and feed every second day and see how it goes
Just an update , seems to be doign better coming up for more food everyday and the hump is coming back slowly
Just an update , he passed about a week ago I was pretty upset he was starting to do better and then all of a sudden stopped eating and pooping long white strings and then within 4 days was dying at the bottom of the tank hyperventilating until I notcied him dead one morning
