brishe Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 I have also posted this on begginers forum, our male bristlenose went belly up this afternoon, he has been eating alot of zucchini and cucumber this week and it is a new addition to his diet. Ph higher than normal at 7.4 Ammonia nil Nitrite nil. He is very lethargic and breathing extremly fast, he was fine until i saw him this afternoon. Any ideas?? His stomach may be slightly distended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 replied in your other post. you mention in this one his stomach is a bit bloated, could it be constipation or bacterial bloat? his eyes arent slightly protruding are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brishe Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 replied in your other post. you mention in this one his stomach is a bit bloated, could it be constipation or bacterial bloat? his eyes arent slightly protruding are they? I dont think his eyes are protruding, they look normal. What is bacterial bloat?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 im not actually 100% sure :oops: in my cases i dont know what its caused by but it has to be bacteria of some kind, im not sure what else can cause such rapid stomach size increases overnight. just thought it may be something similar to what ive had- two fish got bloated over night then their eyes would start protruding over the course of 24-72 hours (internal pressure or perhaps secondary infection (pop eye)) then a few days later die :-? epsom salts did nothing, a dose of furan didnt do anything either. it could be plain old constipation, especially if hes been eating alot and its new to his diet? hows his pooping been in the last few days? internal things are such a pain in the bum because you need all sorts of fancy gear to attempt to find out whats up. sorry i cant help you more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brishe Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Yay!! i have just fed him and he was very interested as usual and was eating his algae pellets, he even chased away his girlfriend which he wasnt doing yesterday. He seems 100%, i hope he is ok, i will stay away from cucumber for a few days and maybe not have it in there all the time. His belly also doesnt look distended anymore either. Thanks everyone for all the advice i will keep you posted in the next few days and let you know how he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Go to --->>> Beginners Corner. Same heading for thread. I have now locked this thread here. Al - - Mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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