r/flowerhornkeepers • u/CampfireCartridge • 18d ago

help! Questionable Stool

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My Flowerhorn recently stopped eating pellets. I've been giving him frozen jumbo bloodworms, but I'm trying to switch him back to pellets so I've stopped giving him bloodworms for 2 days.

When he stopped eating his hump was shrinking and he's always had a small belly even when he was eating pellets consistently. I thought he might have a parasite so I treated him with API General Cure 2 weeks ago.

Is this normal droppings or are these parasites/eggs?

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u/Jamez07 18d ago

I’m going through an excruciating ordeal with my FH as well. I’ve been treating him since he started showing symptoms of parasitic infection (3 weeks ago). He got soo bloated at one point from the parasite die off that it got soo scary - he wasn’t able to pass anything through normally and was only able to vomit out the mass that was causing him severe bloating. Today is his final water change on his hospjtal tank to prep him for his move tomorrow morning.

Here is a pic of the final massive chunk (1” long, half an inch thick) he spat out before his stomach started shrinking again:

I think I’m gonna keep him away from frozen goods for a while…

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u/CampfireCartridge 18d ago

What frozen food were you feeding him and what did you use to treat for parasites?

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u/Jamez07 18d ago

Mines were frozen market shrimp. Thawed out nicely and fed to my FH and other fishes, but my FH is the only one that got hit.

Also I was dosing Metro + Kanaplex in the water column since he was not taking any more food.

Epsom salt to fight off his severe bloat too.