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Can this be worms? A few weeks ago I lose my cacatuoides male. He seemed perfectly well but suddenly he started to hide, went pale, was afraid of the females around and lose weight (he was kind of ‘fat’ before that). He was still interested in food until he stopped eating. The last time I saw it he had a white feces hanging from its anus, he “wanted” to eat but didn’t do it and disappeared between the plants. Now one of the two females until yesterday perfectly healthy (apparently) (she had recovered from a bitten fin lately) and interested in food, is hiding. She looks dark, bloating and swimming back and forth on the same spot on the bottom… she seems to want to get out to eat but she clearly can’t. The other female and dithers look perfect for the moment. I have the feeling that there are some parasites among my fish. Could this be so? Nematodes? I can get some levimasol. How can I know if it is not a different kind of parasite (protozoa i.e)? Could I be feeding too much? I think there is a link between the apistos getting suddenly ill and dying in the last months.
thanks!!
thanks!!