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Hey everyone,
It's been a really long time since I've posted on here. I have a sick fish that I need some advice on though.
She's a 4 year old columbian catfish / black fin shark / silver fin shark (lots of names. lol). She's about 7" long and is in a 55 gallon all by herself. She has had tank mates in the past when she was much younger but she's very aggressive and kills anything in her tank.
Anyways, she got fed on Friday night, and when I got up on Saturday she had a very distended belly. It looks like it always does after she eats, but it normally only lasts a couple of hours. I let it go on Saturday thinking maybe it would correct itself, or that possibly I had just overfed her a bit so it was lasting longer. When I got up on Sunday she still had the same stomach. She is swimming around just like normal. Absolutely no change in her activity or ability to swim upright. And her belly is also still her normal perfect white. On Sunday afternoon I fed her some peas (minus the skins). It appears that she did eat them. It's now Monday evening and she still has the same belly. She is still swimming around perfectly fine and acting normal, but the belly won't go away.
The tank is 78 degrees, brackish. It gets water changes every 1-3 weeks. The parameters all test out fine. I would assume bloat/intestinal blockage but like I said she doesn't have any equilibrium problems. Her diet is vast and she gets lots of different stuff.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Edit: As a side note, I'm well aware that this fish will continue to grow and will need to be in a larger tank. But like I said she has no tank mates and this tank suits her perfectly for now.
It's been a really long time since I've posted on here. I have a sick fish that I need some advice on though.
She's a 4 year old columbian catfish / black fin shark / silver fin shark (lots of names. lol). She's about 7" long and is in a 55 gallon all by herself. She has had tank mates in the past when she was much younger but she's very aggressive and kills anything in her tank.
Anyways, she got fed on Friday night, and when I got up on Saturday she had a very distended belly. It looks like it always does after she eats, but it normally only lasts a couple of hours. I let it go on Saturday thinking maybe it would correct itself, or that possibly I had just overfed her a bit so it was lasting longer. When I got up on Sunday she still had the same stomach. She is swimming around just like normal. Absolutely no change in her activity or ability to swim upright. And her belly is also still her normal perfect white. On Sunday afternoon I fed her some peas (minus the skins). It appears that she did eat them. It's now Monday evening and she still has the same belly. She is still swimming around perfectly fine and acting normal, but the belly won't go away.
The tank is 78 degrees, brackish. It gets water changes every 1-3 weeks. The parameters all test out fine. I would assume bloat/intestinal blockage but like I said she doesn't have any equilibrium problems. Her diet is vast and she gets lots of different stuff.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Edit: As a side note, I'm well aware that this fish will continue to grow and will need to be in a larger tank. But like I said she has no tank mates and this tank suits her perfectly for now.
