Should I Be Worried?

[Yellow Bichir]

My Delhezi looks awfully bloated. I'm not sure if it's an infection of some sort or just because hes a pig. Any help would be appreciated... The pics attatched are a blurry one from when I first bought him, showing a normal Bichir shape, and the second one is the best picture I have of him to show how bloated he is. The lump in his belly starts right after the head and goes to almost the pelvic fins, then he tapers out into the tail.

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[Freeze_Dried_Bloodworm]

don't feed him for a day and see what happens, if it's still there I'd be worried

[buahke]

maybe he swallow some gravels by accident.

[beantickler]

My laps do that all the time... Looks like mine do after snack time... I agree with the dont feed and see if it goes away... Give it a day or 2...

[killerfish]

how long has it been like that ? i assume he didn't just eat or you would just think hes a piggy

If its been a while and your worried use a little epson salt works great for bloat alot of times not sure how much to use but someone else will

[bichir_first]

it looks like he just ate to much

[AHMAD]

its normal. dont be worry

[V1xIII]

My sen usually smooths out completely again 2 days after pigging out, so yeah give it a couple days and it should be nearly or totally gone.

[Yellow Bichir]

Thanks everyone. It's been three days since I put any food in the tank and he still looks the same. By the way, he's been like this for a few months now.

Thanks for the epson salt idea killerfish, I'm going to look into that.

[ANIMALHOUSE]

Bump!!

[flamenco-t]

3 months ?????? I would be worried..

I'd separate him into a separate tank, mix in some epson salt to relive his digestive tract and wait to see what happens..

I belive the mixture is 1 tablespoon of epson salt per 5 gallon of water.

You may need to double check the mixture first.

stan

[Yellow Bichir]

3 months ?????? I would be worried..

I'd separate him into a separate tank, mix in some epson salt to relive his digestive tract and wait to see what happens..

I belive the mixture is 1 tablespoon of epson salt per 5 gallon of water.

You may need to double check the mixture first.

stan

Thanks Stan, I will do what you say because you seem to know what you're talking about. I've never really faced any diseases or anything with any of my fish before so I'm rather clueless. :nilly:

[Jim King]

One day fast is not enough. Try 5 days with no food. He should be visibly thinner. Do not feed him all that he can eat, til he slims down

[Yellow Bichir]

Here is a pic I took today of the lump. You can really make out what it looks like in this pic, and its been like that for a few months. Hopefully with this clearer pic I can get a for-sure on the problem and take action ASAP. By the way, Jim King, it's been four days I think without food now and it sill looks like this...

[Yellow Bichir]

OK everyone, problem solved! :)

I went to sleep last night and when I woke up the lump was gone. I guess he had to take a massive poop or something because he is regular size again. Thanks everyone for your help!