2006-11-27 04:09:24 · 12 answers · asked by user 12 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Well Depends what other fish are in your tank before you single out Fatty to a diet...as people have said it could be pregnant or if in the worse case it could have a tumour or some kind of disease....But in my case i have 2 zebra danios which i bought a 18mths ago and 1 has allways been thin and the other got very fat...ha!at first i thought it would not last long due to an illness or something But hey he's swimming around happily since then...I have a community tank with alot of different species so a diet for the danio would not be wise....Best bet is to leave it and keep an eye on it.... :)
2006-11-29 06:36:34 · answer #1 · answered by Simon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of fish is it? There is also the possibility that it is pregnant, if it is a livebearer like a molly, guppy, platy, swordtail or endler...
Anyway, you should only feed once or twice a day, and only as much as your fish can eat in a couple minutes.
If your fish is constipated, try feeding it some peas (nuke some frozen peas - take the outter skin off, first, and put it in bite-sized pieces into the tank).
Fish CAN get fat, and frequently do, but some fish are meant to look round (like balloon mollies, for example). If you're not overfeeding your fish, then your fish isn't fat. So feed once or twice a day, only what the fish can consume in a couple minutes. Beyond that, there's nothing you can do.
Oh, the thing that fish won't outgrow their tank, that's false. Fish kept in tanks too small will get stunted and die.
2006-11-27 12:11:02 · answer #2 · answered by Zoe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if a fish can get fat. Do some research on what type of fish it is and what kind of food to feed it. I used to own fish that looked like fat goldfish but in fact that was what they were supposed to look like.
2006-11-27 12:17:55 · answer #3 · answered by Victoria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the fish and the size of your tank. I always thought that fish only grow to the size the tank can sustain them. Check out what you're feeding it and make sure you're sticking to the correct amounts. What looks like a feeble amount of food to us is an enormous amount to the fish!
2006-11-27 12:19:08 · answer #4 · answered by Val G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of fish is it? More info needed... fancy goldfish such as pearlscales and orandas have fat egg shaped bodies by design (in fact the more a pearlscale looks like a golf ball the better). Or they could be carrying eggs / young (if they are livebearers like guppies).
2006-11-27 16:13:05 · answer #5 · answered by oranda lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just answered a question like this a little while ago.
She says her fish is constipated. Give it a suppository!!!
Just make sure that the fish doesn't hear people talking bad about her. She just might start binging and purging.
........uh,don't feed it so much.
just a pinch and no more.Don't you read Dr. Seuss?
2006-11-27 12:20:00 · answer #6 · answered by lil' angel 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depending on what kind of fish it is it may be normal, but over feeding is a major problem with unexperienced aquariusts
2006-11-27 14:13:57 · answer #7 · answered by weebles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't listen to them, ask a pet shop employee. If the fish is swimming and looks happy, leave it alone.
2006-11-27 12:17:30 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
easy fry it in a pan with a little butter and garlic
2006-11-28 06:09:18 · answer #9 · answered by dizzyfuzz 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what fish is it
2006-11-27 14:36:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋