Bloated fish.

SirSaul · 11-05-2011, 09:21 PM

I looked at my tank and I saw him all bloated, i dont know what wrong with him. i checked the PH and it has lowered from 8 to 7.6. Also the ammonia have gone up to about 2ppm. Ive never had a spike in ammonia or lowering of the PH (other then when I added my driftwood(no in there)) happen before.

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-25g
-Ammonia 2ppm
-PH 7.6
-6 Fish
-He looks bloated
-last fish added was about 2 months
-Water change every Monday 30%
-78-80

Summer · 11-05-2011, 11:16 PM

Overfeeding, or a parasite are what comes to my mind, however I will leave the better diagnosis up to the pros

SirSaul · 11-05-2011, 11:33 PM

if it would be over feeding all my other fish would be like that too.

susankat · 11-06-2011, 01:19 AM

Looks like a yellow lab, or other type of malawi cichlid. If you are giving them foods with lots of protein that is your problem. They need s more vegetable staple diet, and even very few protein foods for treats.

Google Malawi bloat

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