georgeous Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hey, My male angel is looking a bit unwell. He is quite bloated and where the pectoral fin meets the side of the body it looks red. (Amazingly, all the pictures I took of him yesterday are of the wrong side :roll: ) He is still quite happy (fins un-clamped) and so is she. As to the bloat, maybe we got the gender wrong?? They have laid eggs in the past, and I can't quite remember who had the skinny tube :oops: . Any advice appreciated George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 ok, just had a look now and it (the bloated one) is showing his/her tube :lol: problem is, the other's one isn't showing. Any idea why?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 ok, just had a look now and it (the bloated one) is showing his/her tube :lol: problem is, the other's one isn't showing. Any idea why?? no idea but when i had angels they did that to. i even put the bloated one in a bucket of epsom salted water thinking it was constipated. it stayed bloated for a while then it went down, still a mystery really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted February 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 no idea but when i had angels they did that to. i even put the bloated one in a bucket of epsom salted water thinking it was constipated. it stayed bloated for a while then it went down, still a mystery really. So do you think I should salt him?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted February 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 no idea but when i had angels they did that to. i even put the bloated one in a bucket of epsom salted water thinking it was constipated. it stayed bloated for a while then it went down, still a mystery really. So do you think I should salt him?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 So do you think I should salt him?? it didn't harm the fish so give it a go, it may help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted February 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Ah... I kinda need a walkthrough :oops: Cheers George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 ok... update on the bulging tummy... you can clearly see the bulging tummy, can you not..? and the recently diagnosed popeye (maybe not, but anyway...) in comparison with my girl. Cheers, George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 what i did was, get an 10L bucket. fill it with tank water & add 4 table spoons of epsom salts. add big bellied angels for 15 minutes. then remove & return to tank also, does the big bellied fish seem to have pop eye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 what i did was, get an 10L bucket. fill it with tank water & add 4 table spoons of epsom salts. add big bellied angels for 15 minutes. then remove & return to tank also, does the big bellied fish seem to have pop eye? Thanks for that, As for the eyes, not really popped but out further than my girls eyes... And, while we're on the subject, they are both looking after the bubbles on the heater, maybe as if they are eggs. Will this stop them spawning? Also the tnk is quite warm - 27 degrees. Cheers, George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hey, Swolen belly has gotten worse over the past 3 weeks. ok have just added angel to salted bucket - he wasn't happy :roll: I hope this works!! will keep you updated. Cheers, George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 How long did it take for 'your' swolen belly to go down Smidey?? Because mine hasn't gone down yet - will it go down or what?? Yeah I'm getting a bit stressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 can you post a pic - it may be dropsy and if so no it won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Here's a pic I just took- Cheers, George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 what are you feeding them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Any more ideas?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 do oyu feed anything else?Livefood or bloodworms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 I recently bought this... But I bought it after he got sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Oh and the very occasional mosquito larvae, but only very occasional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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