help with my new gsps belly

[sonnyrg]

i just got another gsp 4 days ago and he was from a fw tank i have him now in a low bw tank about 1.004 im going to raise it every week well he looks great but every time i feed him his belly gets big then in about an hour or two it gose away it never gets sunken in or anything like that but my other one has a belly for like 6 hours i havent seen his poop yet but i hope its not a worm or something my water ph is at 8.2 and its at 80"f

[LilGreenPuffer]

It could be worms. Watch for the signs of IPs.

[yunachin]

I have seen this before in some of mine. I think some just digest faster than others at times. As long as his feces is normal and he doesn't have a sunken in stomach he should be okay. Monitor him as much as you can and keep an eye out for any negative signs though just in case.

[SammyDee]

yes i agree but they do have individual personalitys as im learning to i have three gsp and the bigger more active one never really eats till hes bulging but the other two younger ones will, but obviously are a lil bit lazy im trying to get them to be like the older guy who knows when to stop eating. lol its funny cuz if i feed them a small amount the beg or seem mad,its really funny.

[SammyDee]

also from what Ive learned through research and this forum try not overfeed them this can cause pressure on their bladder making them swim crooked and stuff and it'll constipated them. plus it'll detroy your water quality. ill feed 3gsps about half a teaspoon a day no matter what it is blood worms, shrimp etc snails I dont count cuz theyre like treats and I found out quickly if you start out just feeding snails they want only snails and will ignore the other foods. Ill cros my fingers its not an IP good luck