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my FH is 10" and was pretty good till a few days back
it had a nice KOK and all
but now all of a sudden it has its KOK has gone small,it has lost all its color and it is pooping something like cotton and i have no idea what is wrong

this is how he looked before
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and now it looks like this
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has anyone experienced this before
need help as he is not even accepting food
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and this is the cotton like poop
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Hi guy, im willing to bet that your flowerhorn is very stressed for some reason, I've raised and breed flowerhorns, for a little while. A common problem with flowerhorns is that they are inbred, and when they reach a certain size, some just die for no reason, mainly because they have problems growing, due to being inbred with so many other fish. most suffer internally, dont get too attached because some die at about 8 to 10 inches.Do more research on this breed.
 
have you tested your water? i know its a dumb question but i would start there..

what are you feeding him?
what size tank?
Any other fish in the tank?
Water temp?

the more info you give us the better we can help
 
Refer to The illness section to the one post"FlowerHorn IS dark"
 
eyemidaswell;1351957; said:
Hi guy, im willing to bet that your flowerhorn is very stressed for some reason, I've raised and breed flowerhorns, for a little while. A common problem with flowerhorns is that they are inbred, and when they reach a certain size, some just die for no reason, mainly because they have problems growing, due to being inbred with so many other fish. most suffer internally, dont get too attached because some die at about 8 to 10 inches.Do more research on this breed.
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i have had him for nearly an year and he eats pellets normally but sometimes earthworms
 
i have to ask this.

what happened to his water? was clear in first couple pics. then it turns into this white looking murky water?

i would put money on it, that the water he is living in isn't good.

does he have stringy white poo, or just these "cotton" balls as poo?
 
headbanger_jib;1343104; said:
my FH is 10" and was pretty good till a few days back
it had a nice KOK and all
but now all of a sudden it has its KOK has gone small,it has lost all its color and it is pooping something like cotton and i have no idea what is wrong

this is how he looked before
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and now it looks like this
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has anyone experienced this before
need help as he is not even accepting food
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and this is the cotton like poop
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Your Fish has Hexamita a disease common to cichlids caused by intestinal protozoal parasite that is destroying the intestinal walls of the fish. Those cotton like thing are the intestinal walls scraped off by the parasite.
Treatment A:

1. Transfer your fish to a 5 gallons hospital tank.

2. Put Furan 3 into tank. 1 sachet is equivalent to 4 dosage. Put 1 part into 5 gallons tank.

3. Daily water change of at least 20-25%.

4. if you have a heater, set it at 30-32 degrees.

5. After 3 days, if you observed that your fish is eating already, still continue with the medication.

6. If the feces turns into it's original color, then it's time to reduce the dosage. Put Furan 3 every other day for at
least another week.

*** It's best to put your fish in a small tank because it will give more concentration of the medicine, plus you don't have
to use a lot of it.

Where to buy?

- Furassan Furan 3 is available in your nearest pet shop.


Treatment B:

1. If you're using an overhead filter (OHF), remove the carbon if any.

2. Do a 50% water change. Syphon your tank until it's half empty. Replace with 25% chlorinated water and 25% conditioned
water. (must be aerated for at least 48 hours and dosed with Sera Aquatan)

3. Dissolve the Metronidazole tablet/s in a cup of warm water. It works best when dissolved at a temperature of 90+
degrees. A cup with 50%-60% "cofee-hot" water plus 40%-50% tap water would be fine.

4. Let the tablet/s dissolve for 5-10 minutes. Afterwards, mix well.

5. Drop the Metronidazole solution in your tank. the required dosage would be 500 mg. per 10 gallons.

6. Repeat steps 2-5 after 48 hours. You'd need around 7-8 doses of Metronidazole. Usual treatment would be from 10-15
days. Observe the waste of your fish on a regular basis. If your fish shows improvement before 10-15 days, there's nothing
wrong in finishing the entire cycle. extend treatment if neccessary.

7. If you have a heater, set it at 30-32 degrees. Hexamita thrives in cold water. While the medication used to kill them
works best in warm water. For those with no heaters, don't worry. Its not absolutely neccessary to use one. Just be sure
to dissolve the Metronidazole in warm water.

*** If you've got more time to treat your fish then you could apply the following protocol:

1. Again do steps 1 through 5.

2. After 24 hours, implement a 20-25% water change.

3. Drop your Metronidazole solution but this time at 250 mg. per 10 gallons. Repeat steps 2 and 3 everyday until the fish
recovers.

 
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