DP with swollen belly
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:12 pm
After browsing through the other threads on the forum it seems that puffers with swollen tummies are quite a common issue, so it's just to see if anyone can help identify what's wrong with my boy!
I've noticed it the past few days that one of my DPs tummies is significantly rounder than the other two, almost like he's eaten a meal and then some. I normally feed them some bloodworm in the morning and night, but missed their morning feedings these past few days that I've been running late to uni. I always assumed that the roundness was from that, but I think it's safe to assume that it's not seeing as I've only been feeding them in the evenings.
Apologies that I don't have the exact water parameters as I tested a good few weeks ago now and I moved them to their new tank this week, but everything was fine and well. It'll be a few more days till I get my new test kit in so I won't have anything new until then, but I brought everything over from their old tank and topped up with conditioned water. My water conditioner is 'Aquarian Tropical Water Conditioner' and I add some easy-life provito and easycarbo for the plants with the weekly water changes; I normally change about 20-30% of the water, because their old tank was slightly smaller at about 28L. Their new tank is 32.
The aquarium has been set up for 8 1/2 months now, cycled for a month or two before I got them, and I don't know but I think Monty has always had a bit of a swollen tummy? When they were still maturing I thought he might've been a female before the male markings showed up, but it's never been anything severe. He still eats fine and poops okay so I don't think it's constipation.
Pictures are far from the best quality, but they show how round his belly is
I noticed as well today that there's a tiny red dot in front of one of his fins, though it might just be a piece of worm or something stuck to him and me worrying for no reason, but better to be safe than sorry!
I've noticed it the past few days that one of my DPs tummies is significantly rounder than the other two, almost like he's eaten a meal and then some. I normally feed them some bloodworm in the morning and night, but missed their morning feedings these past few days that I've been running late to uni. I always assumed that the roundness was from that, but I think it's safe to assume that it's not seeing as I've only been feeding them in the evenings.
Apologies that I don't have the exact water parameters as I tested a good few weeks ago now and I moved them to their new tank this week, but everything was fine and well. It'll be a few more days till I get my new test kit in so I won't have anything new until then, but I brought everything over from their old tank and topped up with conditioned water. My water conditioner is 'Aquarian Tropical Water Conditioner' and I add some easy-life provito and easycarbo for the plants with the weekly water changes; I normally change about 20-30% of the water, because their old tank was slightly smaller at about 28L. Their new tank is 32.
The aquarium has been set up for 8 1/2 months now, cycled for a month or two before I got them, and I don't know but I think Monty has always had a bit of a swollen tummy? When they were still maturing I thought he might've been a female before the male markings showed up, but it's never been anything severe. He still eats fine and poops okay so I don't think it's constipation.
Pictures are far from the best quality, but they show how round his belly is
I noticed as well today that there's a tiny red dot in front of one of his fins, though it might just be a piece of worm or something stuck to him and me worrying for no reason, but better to be safe than sorry!