Flowerhorn Help

[Sunny Doan]

I’m not too sure why this is happening. But my flowerhorn has lost his appetite and his head hump has gotten smaller. This has happened multiple times where he’ll make a recovery be energetic again and then slowly become lethargic and not eating. He’ll often look at food but eventually spits it out and doesn’t eat. I’m not sure what to do. My water parameters are normal and I have the temp at 82 currently. Any advice on what it could be?

[TheSwissAquarist]

Lost appetite can be a sign of internal parasites or of bloat. 
 @Colus done a great thread on the most commonly posted diseases.

[Colu]

On 10/12/2023 at 8:27 AM, Sunny Doan said:

I’m not too sure why this is happening. But my flowerhorn has lost his appetite and his head hump has gotten smaller. This has happened multiple times where he’ll make a recovery be energetic again and then slowly become lethargic and not eating. He’ll often look at food but eventually spits it out and doesn’t eat. I’m not sure what to do. My water parameters are normal and I have the temp at 82 currently. Any advice on what it could be?

Spitting food out can be a sign of wasting disease any rapid breathing hanging out near the surface lethargy flashing erratic swimming suken belly