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| Please help, confirm possible bloat. | |
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Silvashadow Large Bristlenose
Number of posts : 249 Age : 37 Location : Perth, Western Australia Job/hobbies : Quest for the unusual plecos! Humor : Om nom nom? Thank You Points : 19 Registration date : 2011-05-09
| Subject: Please help, confirm possible bloat. Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:27 pm | |
| Hi everyone. Today I found my younger albino longfin laying sideways in an artificial plant. Not sure if he swam into it and got stuck, but if he did I'm guessing he must've gotten a bit stressed and caused himself to swell up. He was fine last night when I fed my fish. When I noticed him in that position, I opened the plant a bit and he scooted out. That's when I noticed his condition. Now I am pretty sure he is a male, given the small bristles around his nose, but, there's none going up the middle of the nose, and I have seen females before, though rarely, have small bristles around their nose. Can this be confirmed as bloat? He also has a bit of redness on the back of his head as well which I noticed after I contained him. Or is this possibly a female who's egg-heavy? | |
| | | kfenk V.I.P Member
Number of posts : 1432 Age : 40 Location : Adelaide, South Australia Thank You Points : 79 Registration date : 2009-11-09
| Subject: Re: Please help, confirm possible bloat. Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:43 pm | |
| Def a male. Looks like bloat to me, try some blanched deshelled peas | |
| | | jim.and V.I.P Member
Number of posts : 1449 Age : 67 Location : England Job/hobbies : Warehouse Op Thank You Points : 107 Registration date : 2010-08-04
| Subject: Re: Please help, confirm possible bloat. Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:13 pm | |
| I agree with kfenk, it looks to be still at the stage when the blanched deshelled peas will solve the problem.
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| | | Doug Bristlenose King
Number of posts : 3128 Age : 38 Location : Adelaide, South Australia Job/hobbies : Aquatic ecologist/genetisist Humor : yes please :) Thank You Points : 198 Registration date : 2010-05-08
| Subject: Re: Please help, confirm possible bloat. Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:34 am | |
| i agree with everybody! good luck with him | |
| | | Silvashadow Large Bristlenose
Number of posts : 249 Age : 37 Location : Perth, Western Australia Job/hobbies : Quest for the unusual plecos! Humor : Om nom nom? Thank You Points : 19 Registration date : 2011-05-09
| Subject: Re: Please help, confirm possible bloat. Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:27 am | |
| Update on the bn. Had him isolated in a fry net currently holding some baby mollies in it (didn't have a separate tank to stick him in as my current quarantine tank is being treated with other nasties). So he was basically fed crumbed/crushed pellets that the babies ate and I stuck the occasional algae wafer in there as well. Haven't been able to do shopping to get the peas, so I wasn't able to feed him that. It appears his stomach has returned to normal size now, and he's a lot more active, even demonstrated to the other bns who came close that the net he is in is his area of space. I just wanted to say, thankyou for your advice everyone. Much appreciated. | |
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