ljtan55 Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Soo... I got him when he was a cute 2.5 cm long, in a space of a year he became this 12 cm monster cos hes in a discus tank with LOTS of feeding. In his youth he used to nibble on the algae and keep the tank clean, but now all he does is lie on the bottom of the tank, moving only to eat. Literally. ONLY to eat. I can poke him and he wont move, but I give him a shrimp and he'll "hop"... to the food. Soooo the question is. Do I isolate him and put him on a diet? cos I'm worried that the obesity with do him in... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Garfield of the fish world :lol: Maybe you need some other bottom dwellers to help him clean up the Oscars leftovers? Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljtan55 Posted October 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 RIP obese siamese algae eater. Was sudden, was fine all the way till this morning when I found him in his favorite spot. Was eating all the way to the end.. measured that he was about 14cm when he died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Sorry about your algae eater ...he didn't have dropsy by any chance? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Sounds like you need to feed a little less - fat fish are not happy or healthy - they are generally just fat, bloated and die early, just like people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hmm wonder what his cholesterol level was :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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