Re: Swollen belly fish

["Yvan Alleau" <yalleau@OCE.ORST.EDU>]

looks to me like "hydropysie": sorry that's the french word, i don't know it in english.

what do you guys thinks?

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----- Original Message -----

From: dominic stones

To: apisto mailing list

Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 6:56 PM

Subject: Swollen belly fish

Help!

 

I've got a pair of A. bitaeniata 'Tefe' in a 10 gal - pH 6.8, GH 5, TDS 126. The tank is filtered by a sponge, temperature is 27 degrees C, bare bottomed with some driftwood and Anubias. Last night, as I was going about my feedings, I noticed my male was off his food. Closer examination showed him to have a distended belly, with slightly protruding scales around the mid section. He was also breathing heavily. The female in the tank is fine.

 

I treated with Melafix and added a Fluval 1 to give the tank a bit more movement and a higher oxygen level. I also did a 20 percent water change, replacing with straight RO.

 

I cannot see any exterior signs of worm infestation, and he does seem to have come around a little. His colour isn't bad, but his belly is still quite distended. What can be up? Can anyone help me?

 

Thanks

 

Dominic Stones

Richmond Hill