New Flowerhorn scared of me all of a sudden

[Hedrus]

Eddie is very pretty. I named mine Agni. Very interesting fish to keep. I've never had fish this large before. It feels totally different than owning small fish.

 

[Bbuckley]

Eddie is very pretty. I named mine Agni. Very interesting fish to keep. I've never had fish this large before. It feels totally different than owning small fish.

Thank you ?. They have a character I've never met in any fish befor and I've kept fish for 20 years. I've got more out of this fish than any other fish I've ever kept and can see myself been a long term flowerhorn keeper from now on.

Keep us updated with your journey together ?.

 

[Lysytsya]

I got a flowerhorn 7 days ago. He was packed very well and was acting like nothing had ever happened the night after he arrived. I have been feeding him for 2 min twice daily with med-small pellets. He is around 8 inches long. Hes been following my hand on the glass and very active. Great strong color too. Yesterday around dinner time, a friend was over and I wanted to feed him while my friend was here. He was very reluctant to take food. He ate some and then spit some out. Then he darted away from me into the back of the tank. This morning he no longer is following my hand and seems scared of me. He ate a small amount of pellets this morning. Dinner time he has hid from me and didn't seem interested in food at all. I tested the water parameters to be safe. No ammonia or nitrite. There is around 10ppm of nitrate despite doing a 1/3 water change on Friday(its Sunday as of writing). The PH is low at around 6.5-6.8. Tannins in drift wood is whats causing it I think. The color of the water is a tad dark(even though I soaked the wood for 2 weeks first). I did a fishless cycle for 2 months. I have a FX 6 canister and 2 sponge filters with airstones. 75 gallon with some gravel and large pond stones(rounded). Should I be worried? He swims around all the time. He isn't acting much different other than being afraid of me and not going for food like he was as of a day ago. I can post photos or even a video if anyone wants to see. I am 100% new to flowerhorns or larger fish in general.

Sounds like your friend possibly spooked him. This happens to my guy when he see's someone with sunglasses, and mine resides in a big reception area with a fair bit of foot traffic. He has a spazz attack then 24-48 hours he's back to being a hungry butthead.

 

[Hedrus]

Within a few days of my post he was back to normal. He's not as friendly as he was when I first got him but he's eating great and isn't as afraid of me. He loves shrimp. I am trying to get him to eat freeze dried fish, krill and grasshoppers. He loves pellets.

 

[Bbuckley]

Within a few days of my post he was back to normal. He's not as friendly as he was when I first got him but he's eating great and isn't as afraid of me. He loves shrimp. I am trying to get him to eat freeze dried fish, krill and grasshoppers. He loves pellets.

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Get him feeding from your fingers if you can that will improve your relationship/bond and his trust in you.

 

[Rocksor]

What brand of freeze dried fish?