Bloated CK

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Tonight I noticed one of my CK's is really bloated like he ate a golfball. They rarely over eat, but it is possible he got hold of a chunk of shrimp for my pbass and aro. All of my CK's eat pellets and got their fill today. I hadn't noticed this bloating at feeding time. I feed the pellets before the shrimp because my oscars would get their fill on shrimp and never eat the pellets. My CK's get their fill of pellets too and then rarely show any interest in the shrimp beyond mouthing it. I hadn't noticed if this guy actually ate some shrimp because I have to make sure my pbass and aro get enough to eat.

Has anyone seen over eating like this before? I am worried that it may be bacterial or paracitic. I don't want to expose my fish to medications if they don't need to but I would also rather treat for an internal infection as soon as possible.

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Here are a few more with one of my other CK's for comparison. The other one shows a normal belly after heavy feeding. All of these pics were taken at the same time. The second pic shows a slight bulge but nothing like the bloated guy. The one in the second pic is also the one in the first pic.

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mine has done that and there is another thread (besides mine) where theirs had an issue with that too. Both of those cases corrected themselves.
 
Looks like a case of over eating. It'll be fine.
 
Good news, he is getting back to normal. At least I now know that his anus is working :popcorn:
 
Great!
 
Any idea what happens? do they just get gassed up>?
 
rallysman;894075; said:
Any idea what happens? do they just get gassed up>?

I didn't see him farting so I am guessing he had eaten food meant for the other fish. He probably found some uneaten shrimp after it had thawed. The CK's usually only eat pellets (Purina Gamefish Chow) but they will mouth the frozen shrimp. I cut it up in chunks that are too large for the CK's but I am sure that one of them could get a thawed piece down if they found one. For him to get like that, he had to be constipated from another day, gorged himself on pellets, and then downed several chunks of shrimp. My aro and pbass rarely let anything lay around for long.
 
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