i have a freshwater angel fish, its never been this big. under its mouth were i think its belly is, its like bulging is this mean that he or she is just overweight or is there any disease it can have? last night i gave it frozen brine shrimp which i have only done 3 times. and Ive had it for about 7 months. and theres no way its pregnant because theres no other angel fish with it... please help?
2007-07-28 10:00:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
ur last statement wass wrong, angelfish are egg layers and dont neeed another one to have eggs(females)
but angelfish will get big in the somach with alot of food.
The problem is angelfish are one of the special fishes that can eat themselves to death, which means they can destroy their stomachs and kill themselves in away.
So skip a meal or two.
Other than that, there isnt anything else to worry about.
2007-07-28 10:04:41 · answer #1 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your anglefish pigged out on brine shrimp. Mine do the same ting. The bigger ones eat so much, the little ones don't get many. Try putting your brine shrimp in a net that is hanging in the water about 1/2 to 1 inch. This gives everyone a chance to come up and pick the food from the bottom of the net. Then your tank stays cleaner too cause you can just lift out the uneaten portions.
2007-07-28 10:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Test your water ASAP. Your fish probably has dropsy. This is caused by poor water conditions, which angels are especially sensitive to. Once you know what is wrong with your water, you will know how to solve the problem Most likely, you need to do a waterchange with a siphon. Dropsy is almost always fatal, so you might want to revise your cleaning schedule and start shopping for a new fish.
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/hddropsy.htm
2007-07-28 10:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by fivespeed302 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Odds are good she (or he) is just filling out in a normal fashion at that age. It could also be a female developing eggs as mentioned before, in that case it's perfectly fine and she will suffer no harm from it, but she won't have babies either.
Just as an FYI, dropsy is not a disease, it's a symptom. The diseases that cause dropsy symptoms are not caused or cured by water conditions.
MM
2007-07-28 10:24:31 · answer #4 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It can very well be sick, i would go to the local petshop for some medicine.
2007-07-28 10:25:21 · answer #5 · answered by Gengis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your probably feeding it too much.
2007-08-01 00:32:04 · answer #6 · answered by Klingon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋