Help with potentially sick silver aro

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flukeone

flukeone

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Hi all

My aro hasn't eaten in a week beside 3-4 foodsticks 2 days ago. Today i've found whitish poop hanging out

He swims normally as usual
Water params are all 0 and nitrate between 10 and 20ppm
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Any idea?
 
I'll try but he hasn't eaten much if any lately. But i did found a cockroach wing in the water some time ago so i assume he did eat something
 
Today I noticed some white fluff on top but can't see any wounds/sores. Doing a wc now and dosing some api general cure and added a heater?

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tlindsey said:
How is the behavior of the Silver Aro? Is it breathing normal?
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Seems normal. Swims normally although i caught him a few times standing still near the water surface. Lasts a few seconds then continues to swim around. I've noticed what looks like a small scraped skin on his head. Can't really see it clearly in the pictures. Don't know if it's related but i rather treat it like it is
 
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So it's been a week on api general cure. The white fluff on its slim coat seems to have gone away but he is still not eating and respiration seems a little bit more laborious than normal although it might just be in my head. I'll change the water tomorrow and readd salt. I have no idea what to do else
 
flukeone said:
So it's been a week on api general cure. The white fluff on its slim coat seems to have gone away but he is still not eating and respiration seems a little bit more laborious than normal although it might just be in my head. I'll change the water tomorrow and readd salt. I have no idea what to do else
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What were you offering for food? What foods do you have?
 
I have dried shrimps, krill, mealworm and foodsticks. He used to eat everything with a preference for the foodsticks but now he's having none. I'm even considering putting a few guppys in the tank to see if there's a reaction
 
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