plec with a big tummy

N+L · 04-11-2005, 05:50 AM

me and my boyfriend have had our aqaurium for about 4/5months now..today we noticed our baby plec (about a month old) has a massive belly..why is this? is it an illness or could it have eaten something? thanks

**Fishnut2** · 04-16-2005, 02:03 PM

It's probably fine. They are very good eaters at that size. I wouldn't worry about it~

**Cichlid Man** · 04-16-2005, 02:10 PM

As long as you witness it feeding then i would't worry about it. But to aviod bloat which he may have which is nothing serious, feed it some frush cucumber of similar fruit or veg to clear and detoxify it's intestins as they may be clogged. After about a week you can switch to its normal diet again.

**Fishnut2** · 04-16-2005, 02:43 PM

They love zuchinni too!

04-11-2005, 05:50 AM	#1
N+L Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1 User Feedback: (0)	plec with a big tummy me and my boyfriend have had our aqaurium for about 4/5months now..today we noticed our baby plec (about a month old) has a massive belly..why is this? is it an illness or could it have eaten something? thanks

04-16-2005, 02:03 PM	#2
Fishnut2 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 381 User Feedback: (5)	Re: plec with a big tummy It's probably fine. They are very good eaters at that size. I wouldn't worry about it~

04-16-2005, 02:10 PM	#3
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100 User Feedback: (0)	Re: plec with a big tummy As long as you witness it feeding then i would't worry about it. But to aviod bloat which he may have which is nothing serious, feed it some frush cucumber of similar fruit or veg to clear and detoxify it's intestins as they may be clogged. After about a week you can switch to its normal diet again. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

04-16-2005, 02:43 PM	#4
Fishnut2 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 381 User Feedback: (5)	Re: plec with a big tummy They love zuchinni too!

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