I'm not sure what type of african this is, I believe it is a malawi. Its head has sunken in on both sides of the top of his eyes and just a little bit back (about until his fin starts) and his cheeks as well. He still eats like a champ and is very active. He seems to be breathing a bit quickly but nothing that would worry me if his head and cheeks didn't look funny.
We just did a water change and ph is 8.2 to 8.4, temp is 82 and all other chemistry is where it should be. He's the only one in the tank that looks sick. Had some problems (what I belived at least) with his swim bladder a month or so back. A week in the hospital tank and some peas seemed to fix that. I don't know how old he is, so I don't know if its just old age. I'm at work but I'll post some pictures later when I get a chance.
The hole in the head pictures that I've looked up don't seem to be the same thing as this.
Thanks for looking.
We just did a water change and ph is 8.2 to 8.4, temp is 82 and all other chemistry is where it should be. He's the only one in the tank that looks sick. Had some problems (what I belived at least) with his swim bladder a month or so back. A week in the hospital tank and some peas seemed to fix that. I don't know how old he is, so I don't know if its just old age. I'm at work but I'll post some pictures later when I get a chance.
The hole in the head pictures that I've looked up don't seem to be the same thing as this.
Thanks for looking.