shamrock4life01 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Hey guys, last night I aquired 4 new multies off a guy in Sydney. I did a 25% water change in my tank that morning. My ph was 7.8 and temp about 25°C. His tank looked a little over stocked but the fish he caught for me appeared very happy well coloured little fish. When I got them home one of the males had a severely bloated belly. I followed my normal procedure of adding 1 cup of my tank water to the new fish bucket every ten minutes for an hour before releasing my new little shell dwellers into my tank. I didnt add any of the foreign water only the fish. That was when I noticed the large males stomach appeared severely bloated. I left it till this morning when my lights go on and the first thing I noticed is that his belly is now badly sunken. Whats going on? He ate some flake along with the others who appear to be still very healthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi sand diver Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Its a good sign that he is eating. Is it possible he ate a lot at the previous owners, causing his belly to swell which has since gone down?It is a problem when you notice him stopping eating. Be on the lookout for white stringy poop, if you notice that, you know its the flagellate best to quarantine the little guy and do a dmz treatment. If you have a spare tank for quarantine that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swifto Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Did u get them of the guy in carlingford/parramatta,as got some as well but they are healthy?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock4life01 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Lol yeh I did actually. He was a top dude and as I said all his fish looked happy and healthy. Ill monitor them and see how the individual goes. He looks better this arvo so maybe I was just being paranoid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock4life01 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Ok now hes blown up again... any suggestions anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccal Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Keep in mind it came from a crowded tank.Fish in crowded tanks usually have a smaller intake of food due to constant competition.At 4.39pm today you said it looks better.Then at 8.31pm today you said bloated again.It sounds like you possibly may be over feeding.And your fish at the same time is use to light feeds.Try feeding more sparingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 have spoken to the guy you bought them from about this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swifto Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I've got no bloat problems with mine,but will keep an eye on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swifto Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Try treating them with Epsom salt, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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