bulging upside down catfish

[hc8719]

my upside down catfish ive noticed has an incredibly large stomach, like an oto's but magnified.

is this normal for upside cats to have a stomach like this

again, sorry not pics, as i do not have a digital camera

 

[jbarr]

I know that for a lot of catfish, their stomachs seem like balloons. I've seen pics of plecos with seemingly large stomachs, but unfortunatly I don't know if it's normal.

My columbian catfish would have a stretched/bulging belly after eating.

If it has happened all of the sudden, you could try shelled peas as a sort of fish laxative

sorry at my lack of knowledge, hopefully someone else can help out.

 

[coldmachineUK]

Could be you have a female: I've heard that to sex Mochokidae it's usually based on how 'rounded' they are (females are the rounder).
Thinking on it, I just recently got three myself (two petricola and one multipunctatus): the multipunctatus has got quite the belly on it compared with the other two so I suspect it may be female.

Try feeding peas anyway (can't do any harm).

 

[Zagz]

Is the stomach recently swollen? Without pics it is hard to tell if this is normal. What are your water parameters and have you changed the diet at all?

 

[zenkatydid]

sounds to me like he ate a little too much at dinner time

 

[hc8719]

water params are fine, (s)he's been boated for a few days really, but swims fine. just goofy looking, if you've ever seen a 7 month old pregnant woman, and imagine that stomach on a fish...