ljtan55 Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 The oddest thing happens to my ottos, they get really really big in the stomach, and then I find them dead. It only happends to the bigger ones... happened to a sterbai cory as well. Is it because shes full of eggs and theres no male around? Contemplating doing an autopsy to see if its a growth or if shes gravid... would I be able to tell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktttk Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 an autopsy is a good idea.. you'll definitely know if they are full of eggs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 the same thing has happened to me before to small BNs and the reason i found at the end was not enough vegetables in their diet and they get bloated. sorry for ur lost hope u find the source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljtan55 Posted August 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Yup, I think is eggs... do fish die if they become pregnant with no suitable males? I think I've only had males before so this is all new for me. Just a bit concerned cos shes the 3rd oto and the 4th member of the tank to bite the dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Egg laying females, as a rule, do not 'burst' or become eggbound just because there is no male to fertilise the eggs. I would be more suspicious of diet and constipation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Sorry about your losses Hmmm...I put peas in with my goldies and my 2 ottos, I wonder if they eat them, I've never noticed them eating the peas. Now, that I have ottos in all my tanks, should I try the zucchini with them, shoot I spelled that wrong didn't I :oops: I did when I had plecos, but haven't tried with the ottos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesarz Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Hey ltjan55, Are you sure they are eggs, I did some research on ottos when I bought a pair and most of them die within 4 months and the leading cause is tuberculosis. TB look like eggs in the belly. Did the "eggs" you found in your autopsy have yolk? or are they hard lumps? cesarz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljtan55 Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 They looked like little brown gooey grainy things. To be honest I really didn't get a good look before I flushed her, and I've never seen otto eggs especially from a fish thats alive (found her remains behind a rock, she'd been missing for a couple of days), and her body was kinda squished by the tongs :oops:. So maybe it wasn't eggs at all. Her stomach was huge, and got huger and huger over the period of 2 months. She kept on eating till the very end... Caryl her diet was algae, i've never seen her touch any of the cucumbers, or courgettes that the SAEs polish off. How would I prevent otos from getting constipation if they won't touch anything else but the green stuff on the glass? Thanks. Cesarz I dont think and hope its not tuberculosis, its rare in tanks, and they usually get a bent spine as well I thought. But guess whos gonna double glove anyway next time I clean the tank It was soft if anything, and kinda lumpy. Thanks everyone for your replies, kinda sad cos she was the biggest oto in the tank but life goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 I had a bristlenose swell up and die once and have no idea why. All the others were, and are, fine. If it was feeding on algae wafers etc then I doubt in this case it was constipation. It was just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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