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Fat Angelfish? I just noticed that one of my angelfish has quite a protruding belly. The area above the ventrals on both sides sticks out slightly and is much more noticeable from the front that the other one although it is there slightly on him as well.
Is it just a bit porky or could it be pregnant or have parasite or something? I have no idea what sex they are. What do you feed the fish, what does it look like when the fish goes to the toilet, can it maintain it's balance in the water. Its balance is fine, in fact its not behaving any differently at all. It does seem to have brightened its colours since I put another one in which i was told was probably a male , not sure if they do that or i'm just going mad.
I'll have to check the poop question, but haven't noticed anything amis as yet. I feed them flake and lots of dofferent pellets and things as well. I also give alot of frozen bloodworm or brine shrimp thats leftover from feeding the dwarf puffers in my other tank. Just keep a close eye on the fish, just could be carrying eggs. I have a large angelfish who's belly has gotten quite big in the last two weeks. He eats very well, my water is good: amonia o; nitrates 5.
Can he just be getting fat because he eats so much? A female angelfish gravid with eggs usually does not swell up that much, but I didn't notice any scales sticking out. Thank you! You have confirmed my thoughts. I've had a female angel that has laid eggs, and she never got that big. I fed him some thawed peas, but he wasn't too interested in them. All his other tank mates ate them right up. I guess I'm going to have to isolate him. That is what bloating is. It is a symptom, not a disease, and it is just one of many.
If your angelfish is bloated, you have to find the underlying cause to identify suitable treatment options. Some common causes of bloating include:. If your angelfish is bloated, the best-case scenario is that it is carrying eggs. They lay eggs that a male fish eventually fertilizes.
If you have both male and female angels in the aquarium, and the target angelfish is a female, the bloating is probably the result of eggs.
Once the angel lays the eggs, it will regain its original shape and size. Follow your fish and see what happens over-time. If you give your fish too much food, it will gradually swell. Overfeeding can also cause constipation. The same is true for angelfish that are fed the wrong diet. That means that even with a proper diet, they could develop constipation. If your angel is bloated because of overfeeding and constipation, and if you fail to resolve the situation, the angelfish could eventually die.
Some people dismiss constipation and overfeeding as mild inconveniences, but they are dangerous to fish. If eggs are the best-case scenario where bloating is concerned, then tumors are the worst-case scenario. Tumors sound frightening, but they are not always cancerous. While they will still inconvenience your fish, in some cases, they are benign.
However, they make your fish susceptible to threats. If your aquarium features aggressive tankmates, they could as quickly attack your sick angelfish. African Cichlids are susceptible to bloating, resulting from poor care. But they are not the only ones. Every fish can become bloated if it is subjected to unsatisfactory conditions, including the hardiest fish.
That typically includes a poor diet and a dirty tank. If your angels are fatter than you remember, they might be sick. Some common illnesses that can cause bloating include:. Dropsy should seriously worry you. It causes the body to swell and the eyes to bulge. A fish with dropsy has protruding scales. They look like they want to pop off. I will stop useing it from now on. Are the other chemicals I'm putting in ok? And should I use Stress Zyme Or no?
Maybe you all can let me know what you're putting in your tanks,since you have Angels too. Thank you all for your help. And would any of you put any more Angels in the tank?
It is a 55 gallon and I have 3 medium Angels in there right now. I use Seachem's Stability to give an occasional boost to the biological filter when I add new fish or in the case of the 10g, change the filter cartridge. From what I've read here and elsewhere, Stress Zyme doesn't have the right kind of bacteria, and really doesn't do much of anything.
If you want to give your bio filter an occasional boost, I think Stability is the better product. That's all that's necessary, unless you have a planted tank and have to add ferts. Vitachem or another vitamin supplement can also be beneficial to the fish but is not neccesary.
Products that claim to add bacteria to your tank are usually a waste of money and don't help at all. Scales protect as does the slime coat the fish.
Without the scales the fish gets "burned" by many medications. Try putting salt on an open wound and you will "feel" why this would not be ideal in your tank. Sometime if I come across the article again I will post a study on fish osmosis, and the effect of salt on freshwater fish and vise-versa.
Wow I had no idea,thought I've been doing something good for my fish. Thank you all so much for your help. I do have live plants in my Angel tank,but all I will add now is Stress Coat and maybe some vitamins. Since my filtersystem takes everything out of the water. That might explain why I can't keep any Pleco 's alive.
Unfortunately, many people add salt after being told it's good. We did too, before finding out that we didn't need to here at FishLore. The pet stores seem to like our fish to die so they can sell us more fish, more meds, etc.
Give it a week or so to get things in the tank ready and you could put more Angels in or other fish, just not too many at once. It is a 55 gallon and I have 3 medium Angels in there right now? Click to expand Sorry you lost him I lost my favorite gold male to dropsy last summer. I just noticed that on my big Angel,one of the little fins on his side is stuck to his body. What does that mean? Is there anything I can do to get it unstuck?
Is he able to balance? I just checked and it's not stuck to his body anymore. But my other one has hardly any fins on the side of his body left,compare to the other 2. His fins are alltorn and ragged,which I think is fin rott. Any suggestions what to do? But it's just the one the other 2 are fine. Will Stress Coat help? Stress coat can help, also Vita-Chem and Fish Protector. Do you think there's any chance the other fish may have bitten his fins?
I don't think so,cause it's the ones on the side of his body. Wouldn't they go for the long fins? Cause they are just fine. It's wierd,wouldn't fin rot do it to all the fins and not just those two little ones?
Finrot usually starts on a fin, maybe 2, but it spreads inward toward the body and doesn't usually get on all the fins at once. Stress coat would be good to add to all the water that you're adding. I always put the water in the tank and then add the Stress Coat.
Am I suppose to add it to the water in the bucket and then to the tank,or it doesn't matter?
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