Recently my flowerhorn has started spitting out any food that I give her (hikari gold pellets, freeze dried bloodworms and tropical flakes). She used to eat with no problem. I am afraid she may have hex or some other parasite/illness. Not acting different still rushes up to the glass when I walk up to the tank and acts hungry. Poop is brown but not sure if it qualifies as stringy. Fish isn't showing any noticeable symptoms. Water conditions should be fine i do weekly 25% water changes and test levels are normal. How do I tell if something is wrong?
Help! flowerhorn spitting out food
- Thread starter Zorak
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Be patient with it. Don't feed for a couple of days. I've had fish do this before and eventually started taking the pellets again. Also try different food.
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Depends on who you ask. Grand sumo and Chingmix are preferred. I feed my fh hikari products and aqueon cichlid pellets shrimp, tilapia, mealworms, earthworms. My fh is nothing special though as far as color.
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Mine did that once. He decided to be a little diva and ignored all the pellets I gave him for about a week until he started eating again. 
He seems to be fine from your description but it's better to be safe than sorry, so just keep a close eye on him for anything out of the ordinary. Definitely suspect something when his poop starts looking stringy and white.
He seems to be fine from your description but it's better to be safe than sorry, so just keep a close eye on him for anything out of the ordinary. Definitely suspect something when his poop starts looking stringy and white.