I have a ZZ that i've posted pic on here before and it was beautiful and has gorgeous color about up till 1month ago. He got beat up pretty bad and his scales were torn and everything but he recovered and looked almost exactly as before. Then he got beat up again and now his color is gone. I got rid of that other fish so i dont think it has anthin to do with dominance. I do have black gravel so could that be the cause? He is black now. Almost no color. I feed him good food. I have a mix of pure color enhancer and head enhancer
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- Thread starter REDKID!!!
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What are water parameters? Was the gravel different before? Do you just feed one type of food or a variety?
the gravel has always been the same.. black. His diest is 3 diffrent pellets and bloodworms. I dont know what the parameters are but its crystal clear and always in unless i do a water change
Hmm.. don't know.. maybe should've seperated earlier.. and you can also try putting a mirror for him to look at..
he is prolly depressed. you would to if you got beat down two times by same dude. i do honestly think these guys get depressed, affected by several circumstances. is there fish still in same aquarium? if so are they his size or bigger? or just little guys?
now that the other fish is gone, give him time to recover and become more sure about himself again. wile still "playing get my hand threw the glass, sucker" with him, to add some excitement and interaction. make sure a good diet is provided as well.
i'm sure he'll come around and be even better then before
now that the other fish is gone, give him time to recover and become more sure about himself again. wile still "playing get my hand threw the glass, sucker" with him, to add some excitement and interaction. make sure a good diet is provided as well.
i'm sure he'll come around and be even better then before
Try moving the fish or changing the decore around test the PH feed soft foods for a bit and just give him some time
k. I really doubt its possible for a fish that i got for 160 can turn into a 20 dollar fish so i'll try these things
I think your proglem is the feed...Seems to me like you feed too many enhancers...These foods that claim to enhance your flowerhorn are not intended to be a stable diet.You should only use these food about twice a week and have sumthin more wholesome as a staple.These enhances make FH look amazing,but after time they make your fish turn black due to the poor nutrion and bad digestion.