One of seven Panda Cory catfish hasn't been eating

[johnnyxxl]

I searched the forum.  One of my 7 Panda cories has not been eating anything from the looks of the poor thing.  I didn't realize it as I see about 5 of them at any time.  All of the rest of the tank inhabitants appear healthy.  

Water parameters are stable 6.8 pH no chlorine, no ammonia and nitrites, under 20ppm nitrate. I feed a combo of sera catfish wafers, and veggie flake, and vibra bites.  As this is what they feed at C-MACS store.  I would have thought sick if the poor thing had been showing signs sooner I wonder if it is the stress or maybe just not well to start with.  The other 18 fish seem good and healthy eaters.  

[macdaddy36]

If it has a sunken in stomach I would guess internal parasites.

[johnnyxxl]

On 4/27/2024 at 4:49 PM, macdaddy36 said:

If it has a sunken in stomach I would guess internal parasites.

I think you are right, and if I had noticed earlier I would have been able to do more.  But my tank is so heavily planted and decorated with rock and big wood.  I didn't see it 

[macdaddy36]

On 4/27/2024 at 5:54 PM, johnnyxxl said:

I think you are right, and if I had noticed earlier I would have been able to do more.  But my tank is so heavily planted and decorated with rock and big wood.  I didn't see it 

Yeah, sick fish might hide more too. 
 

I would give the whole tank a treatment to be safe.

[Lennie]

Very likely wild caught and dunno what fish food is. Nature does not serve vibra bites, wafers and flakes