Should I add an orino?

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Have you treated for internal parasites at all?

IMO he looks deformed or atleast stunted. Ive seen a fair share of skinny bass but they didnt look like that. His back slopes down too much. huge head, huge tail, he has to be deformed or something.

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sevank21 said:
Have you treated for internal parasites at all?

IMO he looks deformed or atleast stunted. Ive seen a fair share of skinny bass but they didnt look like that. His back slopes down too much. huge head, huge tail, he has to be deformed or something.

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I wanted to say the same thing. My guess is that the Orino was seriously malnourished for a long time. That's why it looks like it's head has outgrown it's body. Without proper nutrition a fish will lose a lot of body mass and could very well damage it's digestive system. I seen that happen with other bass before amd African cichlids. I've never seen a fish recover from that and they've always died prematurely. I wouldve complained to the seller for getting a fish like that. No healthy bass should come in looking like that! Zapantha, I hope the best for your Orino.

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sabmakj21 said:
I wanted to say the same thing. My guess is that the Orino was seriously malnourished for a long time. That's why it looks like it's head has outgrown it's body. Without proper nutrition a fish will lose a lot of body mass and could very well damage it's digestive system. I seen that happen with other bass before amd African cichlids. I've never seen a fish recover from that and they've always died prematurely. I wouldve complained to the seller for getting a fish like that. No healthy bass should come in looking like that! Zapantha, I hope the best for your Orino.

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Thanks dude; I mean I was hearing nothing but good things about the vendor so I really didn't expect him to be this skinny either, but I'm just gonna try my best to get him recovered.


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gangster said:
I don't think it's deformed in any way. Just needs to be fattened up a bit. Keep feeding him a variety and eating. Just give hime time.


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Agreed, he's just skinny imo....I think he'll be ok once he's beefed up. My ipatinga came in extremely skinny with a big head and once I fattened her up she was just fine.

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Does anyone out there have good tips on fattening up fish in that condition? I'd like to know for future reference. Closest I've come to was for a friend who had a kelberi that looked close to that. Another friend recommended isolation and treating with Prazipro. After that he was able to get his bass' appetite up. I haven't seen the full results yet as its been only about 6 weeks.

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