Hi guys, I need some help. My flowerhorn has not been eating and is pooping white which also looks like white beads(circles). Do you guys have any suggestions on what I should do? He is still aware and would follow my finger through the glass.
Quick question on my Flowerhorn
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Welcome to the forum Nicholas. Can't know for sure (esp. without knowing more about set up and water parameters) but it's likely he has a Hexamita parasite infection, which is a huge problem esp. with FH's (just use the Search function "flowerhorn white poo" and you'll see hundreds of similar posts. The best place to start would be to read this Sticky thread by
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in Flowerhorn sub-forum: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/treating-hexamita-aka-spironucleus.339362/However, if your fish is not eating things get more complicated: in that case it might require taking your fish out of the tank and administering either epsom salt solution and/or metronidazole orally via syringe with tubing but that's beyond my level to advise further upon, hopefully others will chime in or you can find some good info on the thread above. Best of luck.
Thanks! I quick question. I have been using prazipro to try to heal my flowerhorn for the past 2 days. I have noticed that he has been pooping a lot more. Is this a sign that it was working? Also another thing that I want to point out is that, when he is breathing, he is breathing normally but it gets a hiccup it looks like it want to vomit. Do you think prozipro could treat it?Welcome to the forum Nicholas. Can't know for sure (esp. without knowing more about set up and water parameters) but it's likely he has a Hexamita parasite infection, which is a huge problem esp. with FH's (just use the Search function "flowerhorn white poo" and you'll see hundreds of similar posts. The best place to start would be to read this Sticky thread by
However, if your fish is not eating things get more complicated: in that case it might require taking your fish out of the tank and administering either epsom salt solution and/or metronidazole orally via syringe with tubing but that's beyond my level to advise further upon, hopefully others will chime in or you can find some good info on the thread above. Best of luck.
Read the link
Epson salt worked for my guy but he was at least still eating.
Maybe you can try a epson salt soak first 15-18min at 1tbs per gallon of aquarium water in a bucket
Let him sit in it for that amount of time then back in the tank after hopefully that will help him pass some poo, and hopefully he’ll start eating after he makes some room
The salt will work as a laxative when he’s soaked in it if he starts to eat Soak his food as per instructions in the link that will help push internal junk out
To be brief on it but read the link it will give you better insight to why your doing it it’s a good read
Epson salt worked for my guy but he was at least still eating.
Maybe you can try a epson salt soak first 15-18min at 1tbs per gallon of aquarium water in a bucket
Let him sit in it for that amount of time then back in the tank after hopefully that will help him pass some poo, and hopefully he’ll start eating after he makes some room
The salt will work as a laxative when he’s soaked in it if he starts to eat Soak his food as per instructions in the link that will help push internal junk out
To be brief on it but read the link it will give you better insight to why your doing it it’s a good read
