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Hello folks, a little update on Jeff. Basically I left him alone apart from feeding time. Last water change before today was last week. He is much more active, including biting me and trying to take a chunk of my finger during todays water change. He is eating more than ever, like he should be...

I may have sussed it! Just went out for a couple hours, took the lid of the tank and opened the window a bit to circulate some fresh air. I come back and his fins are no longer clamped and he seems less lethargic! Either that or the crushed coral I put in today is making a difference. Tiny bit...

The best way I can describe it is close up it looks like sunburn peeling. Like a human would have. Probably my best description of it.

A little bit more active today and back to eating. No improvement on the blemishes or anything else and did notice some brown poop with white around it.

I don't think there is a large single softwater fish that I know of to be honest..I don't want a community tank thats for sure. Something more personable. Not much change today, slightly more active than yesterday. Not eating again. Sometimes casually floats against the bottom corner or up in...

Researching ways to raise GH at the minute. Side note - whatever is going on with the scales on his gills has now kinda spread upwards a little bit on one side and he has started losing a bit of his blue colour on his kok.

Alright guys, water test kit arrived. Tested GH at 89.5ppm KH 80-100ppm So the water is still very soft then?

Can't wait to see this unfold. Great work

I see where you are coming from and understand completely what you are saying, but many many people in my area keep FH and other cichlids for that matter. I am relatively new to the hobby and only started in the summer however when I seen this guy I could not resist. I love FH and have been...

Also, the blemish is starting on the other side at the same location, same sort of look

Thanks guys, will get to it. Noticed something today, he his hanging around the heater a bit but not excessively, I wonder if the heater is faulty.

The blemish looks like its healing slowly. Have ordered a test kit. How do I raise the GH and KH? Thanks! Will buy some crushed coral, throw some in a mesh bag, and place in filter.

So by adding the Paraguard, this promoted stress and therefore white poop? Water parameters have been fine, checking twice a day. GH and KH I don't have kits for, but I did a check on my water companies website for info and found this if you can make sense of this? Calcium 9.58 Magnesium 1.93...

I am so lost and confused now. I have no idea what is going on.Instead of typing a long ass story I'll give you the tank info and main points, pictures to follow. Tank: 55gallon Inhabitants: 1 x Kamfa Flowerhorn (5-6 inches at a guess) Substrate: Pewter Sand Filters: Fluval 306 and Large sponge...

Yeah he is fully eating now, seems the large water change did the trick which is very interesting, is less shy and timid and has realised that me=food. I have dewormer here, should I still go ahead and deworm anyway?

He at 2 pellets today, albeit not all of them, spat a little out of each.

He chewed and ate a bug bites pellet today. Much better!

I done a 50% water change today, then a few minutes later threw in a bug bites pellet, just to see. He ignored it for a little bit and just as I went back to the tank he grabbed it and ate the whole thing. Stayed still and stared at me and chewed it for a few minutes but no spitting out or...

I am not comfortable to deworm using a syringe to be honest. Is there another method?