Fish scratching?

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Hi everyone,
I have a 240gal freshwater setup. With 2 pacu, 1 redtail, And A plecistamus. It has been established since april. Never had any issues until now. My fish have stopped eating. They barely pick at the food. My rtc used to eat until he looked like he swallowed a softball. I've begun to notice they rub their head and gI'll areas in the substrate. I see no white spots from ich. The tank temp is 78°f. I change water once weekly. I have well water. The water parameters check perfect straight out of the tap.

Any thoughts on the problem?

I feed frozen filets. Mostly tilipia and shrimp. In the past, I have given feeders. But that has been months ago.
 
The fact that they stopped eating makes me suspicious of internal parisites, what color are your fishes feces? Also if they are scratching but have no ick it could be flukes(or a number of other things) did you recently add new fish or introduce something to the tank? I'm dealing with a similar problem right now
 
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