si_sphinx Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 WARNING... Photos of dead BN below... . . . . I found one my female BNs was getting a little fat so I fed them all peas (thinking it could be bloat) and did water changes. This went on for 2 weeks. Got home today and found her dead. I knew it was coming because she wasn't getting any smaller. She looked and acted healthy, eating fine in the days before she died. I feed the tank cucumber, lettuce, peas, sinking pellets. other tank mates are 10 or so BN varrying in size from 2cm - 10+cm, also SAE and Clown Loaches. All of which are fine. Does anyone know what the cause of death is just for my own piece of mined and to prevent it happening in the future Also all my female BN were constantly breeding including this one. When she died, her abdomen darkened in colour and was very soft. The photos show bellow. . . . . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Could have been anything, but possibly egg bound or some sort of other internal problem causing a blockage.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 kinda looks like dropsey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Could have been anything, but possibly egg bound or some sort of other internal problem causing a blockage.. Egg bound was also somethng I considered, Its still a mystery to me :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I have a cory who looks just like that :-? I cant help you in any way but I know how much it sucks to come home to dead fish :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 The same thing happened to one of my common BNs too. Seemed happy enough but got fatter and fatter. No other fish were affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I have a cory who looks just like that :-? I cant help you in any way but I know how much it sucks to come home to dead fish :-? My fake Julli cory has always been bloated and she's been with me for going on 3 years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Eggs. Definitely eggs. :sick: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 cut it open, see if theres eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Its in the rubbish already. There isn't any way to prevent them getting egg bound is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I found that cory dead just now. Was swimming upside down before I left. Hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I found that cory dead just now. Was swimming upside down before I left. Hmmm cut it open and see what was wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted April 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 It now seems my other Female BN is heading the same way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 that must be frustrating when you can't find the reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.