Lima shovelnose trouble

[ColeFishing]

Hi guys. So my LSN has been acting very strange lately. I noticed he has not eaten in two weeks. His belly is sunken and he constantly swims at the top of the tank in a single spot. When I pour in bloodworms for him he will eat two or three and continue swimming the way he has been. Today, I was hand feeding my JD and BP a bloodworm cube and my LSN came over to look at it. Then my JD ripped it out of my hand and took it to a tree root. My LSN then followed the JD, beat the crap out of him with his shovel, and then ate two bloodworms that fell from the whole cube(which was right in front of the LSN). My LSN is around 6-7" and the JD is 4". Water parameters are normal and wc are 1-2 times a week.


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[thebiggerthebetter]

If the water is good, I'd guess he is sick. Can it be related to the worm-ridden channel you just lost? http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?494771-Channel-Catfish-with-parasites Perhaps you used the same net or forgot to wash your hands going from your QT tank to this one? Just guessing, bro.

I'd consider separating/QT him and observing and/or at least starting on a small, prophylactic dose of a wide-spectrum anti-parasitic med to see if it makes his appetite perk up.

One could try garlic juice too as an appetizer on his food.

Good-looking tank, BTW. Nice job.