Fat Fish Problem

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Gambusia
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Dec 12, 2009
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So my Boesemani Rainbows are all pretty fat. In fact, I had one die a few weeks ago (i don't know if that was weight related).

It's a 40 gallon tank with 3 Boesemani 2 F 1 M, A male Turqioise Rainbow, 5 Harelquin Rasboras, 6 guppys +babies, 2 corys and a SAE. I also have a few Rabbit Snails and lots of MTS.

I only feed once a day, not that much. The food is usually gone in seconds. I'm feeding Omega One Super Color Flakes, and sometimes Cyclopcies.

You can see me feed in this video at 1:10. That's how much I usually feed.

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Should I just feed every other day? I don't want my fry to become food for my hungry fish if I skip too many feedings.
 
not fat
 
I'll try to get a good picture, but they all have round bellies. The male especially. And his head almost doesn't seem proportional to his body.
 
I feel like the bulge in their stomachs has taken away from their torpedo shape. Take a look. Sorry about the crappy pictures, this is how motion setting comes out on my phone.

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