Now what?

[Bre]

Well my male Flameback is going to die. He is laying on his side and very disorientated. I feel so bad for him. I really wish I knew the exactly what was wrong with him.

 

[Lupin]

Water parameters, tank size and tankmates? What symptoms have you observed?

 

[tydus]

Well my male Flameback is going to die. He is laying on his side and very disorientated. I feel so bad for him. I really wish I knew the exactly what was wrong with him.

Parasites, infections, bloat??? Damn, that sucks to hear bro. Are you going to replace him?

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

does it have any parasite symptoms? sunken belly, anus worms etc?

 

[Bre]

My water is always great.

Ammonia 0
nitite 0
nitrate 10-20
Ph 8.2

He was in a 90 gallon that I run 3 filters on for 1400 GPH filtration along with a UV sterilizer.

For symptoms he started not being as active and wouldn't eat...This started 2 weeks ago. I then saw white stringy pooh. I moved to a hospital tank and started treating for internal parasites...I had a holding female flameback die a couple weeks back. I have not had these fish that long maybe 1-2 months.

It was either parasites or bloat, possibly both. If I can find one to replace him with yes...I have 5 females who are useless without a male.

I don't have fish die either that is why this is so perplexing.

 

[tydus]

My water is always great.

Ammonia 0
nitite 0
nitrate 10-20
Ph 8.2

He was in a 90 gallon that I run 3 filters on for 1400 GPH filtration along with a UV sterilizer.

For symptoms he started not being as active and wouldn't eat...This started 2 weeks ago. I then saw white stringy pooh. I moved to a hospital tank and started treating for internal parasites...I had a holding female flameback die a couple weeks back. I have not had these fish that long maybe 1-2 months.

It was either parasites or bloat, possibly both. If I can find one to replace him with yes...I have 5 females who are useless without a male.

I don't have fish die either that is why this is so perplexing.

You know if you don't want the females you can always send them my way.

 

[Bre]

You know if you don't want the females you can always send them my way.

We'll see...I am really gonna try to find another male. I may ask the LFS I bought them from if they can get anymore.

 

[tydus]

We'll see...I am really gonna try to find another male. I may ask the LFS I bought them from if they can get anymore.

Good luck. Just ask your LFS. If they got the kyoga flamebacks in the 1st time, they can do it again.

 

[Bre]

He has died...It is just really frustrating not knowing the exact cause of this. I also really liked this fish.

 

[tydus]

He has died...It is just really frustrating not knowing the exact cause of this. I also really liked this fish.

I feel your pain, when I lost half of my Haplochromis Ruby Green colony, I was devastated. Imagine what Jhutch must've went through. I have fry growing out and I'm sure in a couple months they will be huge with all the water changes I am doing. If you want kyoga flamebacks, I don't know, but on aquabid, there's prontodelivery who has a trio. They might not be kyoga flamebacks, but they look like it to me. We're just not sure if they really are.