Sick Rhino .. maybe

[Mental1]

I keep wondering if he is sick or if he is okay - my rhinopias frondosa. The history is that he had a cloudy eye when I got him. He shed and it cleared up about 90%. Then it got cloudy again. Now he has not eaten in at least 6 days, we did just see him poop, he is not as active, sometimes his breathing looks hard but sometimes just fine, AND there is a live feeder fish in there that he is not interested in.

He has no tank mates except for a sea hare and some blue legs. Water params are normal: Nitrates, phosphates, nitrites are zero. Ph is 8.2, salinity is 1.026, Ca 390, Mg 1100, Alk, 9, temp 77. He is in a 65g tank that is part of 365 g system with weekly water changes.

I can see no evidence of flukes around the cloudy eye or gill under magnification. I am at a loss and do not know if I should be worried or if I am being paranoid. Ignoring a live feeder fish is weird though. I normally feed him silversides that sometimes I pack with New Life Spectrum pellets.

I have tried calling an aquatic vet but cannot get a return call. I have written to wetwebmedia but no response as of yet. I have some natural anti-parasitic meds on the way but do not know if I should use them as I do not know what the problem is.

Help????

 

[RouDaiLLe]

Few people knows about Rhinopias maintenance.
Those fish as you know, don't eat often. It's recommended to feed them 1 to two time a week until salvation. Maybe you don't need to worry, just wait a bit.
Just for our information what did you give him to eat usually? What kind of fish or shrimp?


Later;

 

[Gwynhidwy]

I do not own Rhinopias myself, but as I understand it they often don't eat and their eyes get cloudy when they are preparing to shed their skin. Is the fish getting ready to shed again or has it not been long enough? How long have you had him? How often do you feed?

You might also try asking in the fish only and aggressive section as there are knowledgeable Rhinopias keepers who post there and I don't know if they read the disease section or not.

 

[Mental1]

He eats silverside normally sometimes one every other day sometimes one every three days. He just shed. I am posting everywhere in the hopes that someone can shed some light ... yes -- in the aggressive forum. Also wetwebmedia and marine depot....

 

[RouDaiLLe]

Can you post a picture of the fish?

 

[Mental1]

here he is ... my beauty....