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bulging sides?

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near the end of my juvenile s and s puffer, there are two buldges on ever side, is it due to overfeeding?
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It's possible. Can you post a pic? Could also be trapped air
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What makes you think you might be overfeeding?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Egg-laden ovaries? How old is the fish?
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Re: bulging sides?

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the fish is 2-3 months old
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Re: bulging sides?

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We need a pic to diagnose accurately fella.
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That young it is not likely eggs.
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http://sn131w.snt131.mail.live.com/att/ ... BlZw_3d_3d

he also seems to breath heavlily at some points
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i dont think that link will work. i had to sign in with my msn name and this came up on the page: 404 - File or directory not found.
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