V Tail Grouper stopped eating

[hrdneglcry]

My V Tail is in a 180. He light be 5-6". For the past few months he onlybwanted silversides. About 3 days before I transferrd him to a 180 from a 120 he stopped taking food. It might have been 6-7 days now. His stomach is not flat and has a slight bump. Most of what I read involves getting him to eat peas or brine shrimp. He was digging caves yesterday and still normal. Today he seems more lethargic. I'm wondering if I should try ghost shrimp or is more food in hos stomach going to make it worse. What can I do?

 

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[vetteguy53081]

My V Tail is in a 180. He light be 5-6". For the past few months he onlybwanted silversides. About 3 days before I transferrd him to a 180 from a 120 he stopped taking food. It might have been 6-7 days now. His stomach is not flat and has a slight bump. Most of what I read involves getting him to eat peas or brine shrimp. He was digging caves yesterday and still normal. Today he seems more lethargic. I'm wondering if I should try ghost shrimp or is more food in hos stomach going to make it worse. What can I do?

Sound like it could be constipation but to best assess the issue, Please post a video of at least 20 seconds under bright white intensity. With fish being a very hardy eater, Assure water quality is within safe limits.
Feeding peas is a method for goldfish and rarely works with marine specimens. Brine shrimp would help but if fish is not eating, that will be an issue.
How is the breathing rate- fast or normal?

 

[hrdneglcry]

Sound like it could be constipation but to best assess the issue, Please post a video of at least 20 seconds under bright white intensity. With fish being a very hardy eater, Assure water quality is within safe limits.
Feeding peas is a method for goldfish and rarely works with marine specimens. Brine shrimp would help but if fish is not eating, that will be an issue.
How is the breathing rate- fast or normal?

Everything seems normal otherwise. Just not eating. No rapid breathing. Tank parameters are fine. He was cramped in the 120 and it started in there 3 days before I moved him. It seems like constipation. There aren't any other symptoms except for the stomach has not gone down. I thought I saw Grouper crap a few days ago though. Its different than Trigger crap. But I'm not sure.