Just yesterday I lost my favorite fish, an 11" shubunkin that I'd raised since she was 2 inches long and transported from Central NY to Boston. It was a very mysterious death - the night before she was perfectly healthy, splashing water out of the tank in her eagerness to eat. The next morning she was floating upsidedown in the corner of the tank.
The thing is, she was super fat. She was the biggest fish in the tank and would swallow whole veggie wafers 3 at a time. The only two things I could think of that killed her are 1. bloat (twisting of the stomach, similar to what happens to some dogs), or a heart attack or other fat-related illness.
Does anyone have experience with fish dying from obesity-related causes??
Tank params are all fine, there was no visible sign of any illness or injury, and all the other fish seem great (including the corys and Denison's barbs, which ime would have been the first to go if it was a water quality of disease issue).
The thing is, she was super fat. She was the biggest fish in the tank and would swallow whole veggie wafers 3 at a time. The only two things I could think of that killed her are 1. bloat (twisting of the stomach, similar to what happens to some dogs), or a heart attack or other fat-related illness.
Does anyone have experience with fish dying from obesity-related causes??
Tank params are all fine, there was no visible sign of any illness or injury, and all the other fish seem great (including the corys and Denison's barbs, which ime would have been the first to go if it was a water quality of disease issue).
