Okay. I was feeding my guppies today and I noticed they were kinda fat...Kinda like a female when shes pregnant, but they are males...Ive had them for almost a year, and this has never happened...whats wrong?!
2006-12-30 11:49:28 · 8 answers · asked by Kember 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Uhm...Okay then to that first answer...Anyways...They have gotten smaller... I think it might have been the overfeeding, so I'll keep a look on that... Thanks so far for all the answers!!
2007-01-02 07:36:03 · update #1
their wallets make them fatter
2006-12-30 11:50:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Males will do that during straining growth periods. When the female is pregnant she can be extra greedy with the food, in turn will make him eat more and faster. if you have a bowl maybe seperate the males from females every day when you feed them. do it for about a week, if that doesnt work then maybe you should cut back on food a little. being a year old you would know by now if you were over feeding.
2007-01-06 17:01:12 · answer #2 · answered by Jonathan B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know?! have you looked on the internet for any diseases or just try minimizing the amount of food you give them. It's probably just cuz your feeding them too much.
Here are some diseases i found on a website...
-Ichthyophthirius or Ich (parasite)
Symptoms include:
This disease is often seen as white spots or protruding white spots that resemble a grain of salt on the fish's body. The fish may rub against objects in the tank to get rid of this parasite.
-Ammonia poisoning
Symptoms include:
Fish may gasp for air at top of the water. Gills will be red and inflamed from high levels. This disease occurs at the start up of a new tank.
-Hemorrhagic Septicemia(bacterial)
Symptoms include:
This disease is very detectable by either red streaks in finnage or red blotches on the body of the fish.
-Indigestion/Constipation
Symptoms include:
Resting on the bottom of the tank is the clear identifier. Although some swelling may occur of the belly, make certain scales aren't protruding.
-Swim Bladder(bacterial)
Symptoms include:
This is also a very serious problem. Most often the guppy may experience this problem either by bad water conditions or from mating. The internal swim bladder is injured and results are the inability to coordinate swimming and may possibly show upside-down swimming habits.
-Dropsy
Symptoms include:
This is also a very serious disease. Most often the fish swell to the point the scales protrude. They however, do not rest at the bottom of the tank as with Indigestion/constipation.
Heres the website link...
http://www.aquariumhobbyist.com/guppies/disease.html
2006-12-30 12:00:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
that person that made a list of the diseases had a good idea
but the fish could have a bad disease
either that or your feeding it a little 2 much
if you want take them to the vet
2006-12-30 12:16:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's a disease unless the scales are poking out (thats dropsy). It could be just over feeding. If the poop looks white and stringy it can be an internal bacterial infection.
2006-12-30 13:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by Johnny 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are being feed to much. Hungry fish are good fish.
2007-01-01 03:43:28 · answer #6 · answered by Max 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
feed them a little less
2006-12-30 11:52:46 · answer #7 · answered by raz p 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't know
2006-12-30 11:52:59 · answer #8 · answered by rosy 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋