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    Oranda eating very little, not opening mouth

    photos attatched Hi! Just a quick update - Tiny is still thriving, despite her mouth deformity, and the fact that it's now been over nine weeks since I saw her eat the normal 'suck and chew' way. (Jlk, I did some research after reading your reply and I reckon you're right, that a mouth...
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    Oranda eating very little, not opening mouth

    I'll order an API pH kit tomorrow and post the results :) Also, I just observed her for a while to try and get a good look at her mouth. She moves her little bottom jaw up and down slightly, but her lips never open fully :/ I suppose if her mouth never returns to normal, then I will just have...
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    Oranda eating very little, not opening mouth

    She's never liked her pellets even when she ate much more (plus she probably can't open her mouth enough to eat one?), although she does have bloodworms and peas which she likes. I'll take her off the flakes completely for a while and just try her with these two :) I'll definitely look into...
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    Oranda eating very little, not opening mouth

    The thing is, I don't really have a local fish store. The only one nearby is in the next town over, this tiny little pet store, and all of their fish look like they're about to drop dead in an hour. They also have a koi in a tank about half the size of Tiny's - it's horrible there. I could go...
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    Oranda eating very little, not opening mouth

    Yep, I'm aware that the tank is too small. It has always been my intention to buy a larger tank in the near future when I can afford to, however that's not an option right now. I know everyone has different opinions on this, but I've been told by aquarists in the past that 10US gallons per fish...
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    Oranda eating very little, not opening mouth

    Red cap oranda, about three inches long I've had her for four months Tank size: 9 US gallons Filter: This SmallWorld filter Ammonia levels: 0 Other water parameters unknown Hi. I've been indecisive about whether to post this, because in terms of behavour and appearance, my redcap oranda...
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