Is my long nose hawk fish dying?

[cdemoss01]

Hello,
I haven't been experiencing any types of disease lately or strife however today something very weird has happened. I fed a piece of LRS frozen food. He took the whole chunk and swallowed it I guess. But then right after he started acting weird. His mouth is open and he's breathing a little heavy. Does he have an obstruction? It's been about 2-3 hours. Hes lethargic.
#fishmedic

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello,
I haven't been experiencing any types of disease lately or strife however today something very weird has happened. I fed a piece of LRS frozen food. He took the whole chunk and swallowed it I guess. But then right after he started acting weird. His mouth is open and he's breathing a little heavy. Does he have an obstruction? It's been about 2-3 hours. Hes lethargic.
#fishmedic

Will needs video showing the condition of the fish you describe

 

[cdemoss01]

Will needs video showing the condition of the fish you describe

Can't get a video. He's hiding in the darkest spot. However he's seemed to have balanced out.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Can't get a video. He's hiding in the darkest spot. However he's seemed to have balanced out.

Be sure to feed small pieces. Easier to add than trying to remove

 

[christinna77]

Fish grabbing a bigger piece than they can handle has always scared me. I've seen them struggle a few times. I had to intervene once and carefully pull it out when my tilefish decided the whole clam was for him...

Also, LRS Reef Frenzy occasionally has some really large chunks that don't come apart when defrosted, and I sometimes accidentally feed them. I wish the consistency was a bit better.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Fish grabbing a bigger piece than they can handle has always scared me. I've seen them struggle a few times. I had to intervene once and carefully pull it out when my tilefish decided the whole clam was for him...

Also, LRS Reef Frenzy occasionally has some really large chunks that don't come apart when defrosted, and I sometimes accidentally feed them. I wish the consistency was a bit better.

You mean fish frenzy ? I have seen occasional large pieces in Fish Frenzy. I was fortunate yesterday to get 5 packs at 1/2 price due to a store closing

 

[christinna77]

You mean fish frenzy ? I have seen occasional large pieces in Fish Frenzy. I was fortunate yesterday to get 5 packs at 1/2 price due to a store closing

Reef Frenzy. I believe that should be smaller than Fish Frenzy, but I still sometimes find very large chunks in there that even my tilefish struggles with eating. And that was a great deal! I wish LFS here stocked them, I have to order online in bulk every time, 8 packs minimum.

 

[MnFish1]

One issue is that if they eat a large frozen piece, it can cause what you see