Is he okay?

TheHerbanLegend · Jan 22, 2019

He was fine yesterday and everything seemed great I have had him for almost two weeks and just hand fed last night for the first time, he has caught residual food from regular tank feedings (mysis) and then today I get this pictures from my GF and she said his mouth is "swollen" and puffed up a little bit. Is this Nem being a nem?

TheHerbanLegend · Jan 22, 2019

Bottom picture was taken yesterday after feeding

justmee · Jan 22, 2019

Looks okay to me... sometimes their mouth will puff up, it's for them to take a poop...

Danh Ngo · Jan 22, 2019

Any pic of the mouth, but so far it looks fine

TheHerbanLegend · Jan 22, 2019

justmee said:
Looks okay to me... sometimes their mouth will puff up, it's for them to take a poop...

Thought so lol

TheHerbanLegend · Jan 22, 2019

Danh Ngo said:
Any pic of the mouth, but so far it looks fine

Can't get a good one right now unfortunately

TheHerbanLegend · Jan 22, 2019

Danh Ngo said:
Any pic of the mouth, but so far it looks fine

Can't get a good one right now unfortunately

TheHerbanLegend · Jan 22, 2019

Danh Ngo said:
Any pic of the mouth, but so far it looks fine

Best I can get

Danh Ngo · Jan 22, 2019

TheHerbanLegend said:
Best I can get

How long you have him?
Water para?
Light?
He looks a but stressed to me

TheHerbanLegend · Jan 22, 2019

Danh Ngo said:
How long you have him?
Water para?
Light?
He looks a but stressed to me

Two weeks on Thursday Pars are fine been bringing calc up a bit from 380 shooting for 440 lighting is a current orbit IC loop system.

justmee · Jan 22, 2019

Give it some time, and monitor it for a little bit and see how it behaves tomorrow... if it was eating fine yesterday, it may be nothing and behaving normally. Monitor it to see if there's anything in your tank that's bothering it.

TheHerbanLegend · Jan 22, 2019

justmee said:
Give it some time, and monitor it for a little bit and see how it behaves tomorrow... if it was eating fine yesterday, it may be nothing and behaving normally. Monitor it to see if there's anything in your tank that's bothering it.

Thanks for the advice!

Danh Ngo · Jan 24, 2019

I would say leave him for a week more, to settle down. Dont try to feed, or move/change things (light, flow,para). If he starts to deflate daily, or quite often, then something must be changed or treat him. As I know btas are tough, so give it some times.