Bloated tig

[T1KARMANN]

Well my tig has finally developed the sea food bloat

I had loads of bass in the tank but sold them off as they wasn't for me

After 2 weeks the big tig ate so much mussel he can't seam to digest it

I will get a picture tomorrow

I have always said they seam to be able to digest sea foods over the size of 12" but it looks like I may have been wrong and they have problems digesting it at any size or age

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Sorry to hear that and thanks for the heads-up, T1karmann. I hope your tig will bounce back.

Going back to our discussion of a possible bad actor - salt versus thiaminase (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/help-with-tig-catfish.598702/ ), I must note that mussels are high in thiaminase and constipation is one of the prominent symptoms of vitamin B1 deficiency, as stated here http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Thiaminase

Please, don't take this the wrong way. I am looking to learn from you and with you.

 

[krichardson]

Interesting....hope it pulls through.

 

[T1KARMANN]

Not the best pics but it has been like this for over a week with no food

 

[MHDevelopments]

Not the best pics but it has been like this for over a week with no food

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Bloody hell Richard.
Didn't look like that when I collected the P13 did it?

 

[T1KARMANN]

It was last week sometime after I sold all the bass I carried on feeding mussel and he ate 5 big bits
I have seen it before with smaller tigs but never a large one

If he starts spinning within the next few day then he's done

 

[MHDevelopments]

Hope it improves mate, goes without saying its a lovely specimen. Fingers crossed

 

[T1KARMANN]

I hope so too
You can see it's not just the belly it's the whole fish
His body is 3 x the size of its head

It has always been a slim and slender fish but the last week of so he has been hitting mussel hard

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Have you considered Epsom salt, through food, if it still feeds, or through bath? Such a pretty specimen.

 

[T1KARMANN]

I have had this same problem years ago with about 4 tigs below 12"
Epsom doesn't work
It's something the can't digest correctly in sea foods
After not passing it for a few days the toxins of old food make the whole body bloat

There is still hope until they get a swollen bit in front of the dorsal fin