I needed to identify my fish before posting here, because it was sold as an Otopharynx lithobates, but it ended up being a Protomelas spilonotus.
You can see pictures of this fish here (it's the silver one): http://www.cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/view ... p?t=241428
I'm not sure if it's a female or if it just didn't color up yet.
Here's the issue: About 3 days ago I noticed that it stopped eating, it' still swims on the open and occasionally hides, fins are almost always "open" (forgot the right term), but it has no interest on eating. I don't see him or her being harassed, but I'm not looking at the tank 24/7 either.
I thought that if it is a female she could be holding, but her throat it's the same size as always. Another thing I noticed last night I is that it was moving it's mouth like a squirrel when it eats, but not like heavy breathing, it barely opened its mouth and it was doing more of a jaw movement like if it was chewing something really fast like a rodent.
Water parameters are normal.
Bloat? Holding? Something else?
Please help.
You can see pictures of this fish here (it's the silver one): http://www.cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/view ... p?t=241428
I'm not sure if it's a female or if it just didn't color up yet.
Here's the issue: About 3 days ago I noticed that it stopped eating, it' still swims on the open and occasionally hides, fins are almost always "open" (forgot the right term), but it has no interest on eating. I don't see him or her being harassed, but I'm not looking at the tank 24/7 either.
I thought that if it is a female she could be holding, but her throat it's the same size as always. Another thing I noticed last night I is that it was moving it's mouth like a squirrel when it eats, but not like heavy breathing, it barely opened its mouth and it was doing more of a jaw movement like if it was chewing something really fast like a rodent.
Water parameters are normal.
Bloat? Holding? Something else?
Please help.