Hey guys I have been concerned about this lump ever since I noticed it , prolly a few weeks after purchasing him. I did have some larger plastic stones in the tank at first I had assumed he accidentally ate & removed all those right away.. but he’s only gotten bigger & so has the bump.
I purchased a 120 gallon a few months ago for him but it came with a gravel & substrate mix that I didn’t really like but didn’t have the money or time to buy new since the tank came with fish already too.
Right now I have a pick up order for 3, 20 pound bags of sand & I am trying to find another 20 pounds of substrate for my plants..I’m hoping this is enough to make the bottom a little smoother for him because yesterday I noticed under his belly , right before the lump his skin in now being cut from the gravel. He hangouts in his ship most of the time now & isn’t as active .. I’m worried he might have a cyst of some kind or if he did swallow something 3 years ago it’s still in his stomach & I have no idea what to do..I’m really hoping some sand will help but I really need to figure out what’s in his belly.
I posted some pictures from a few years ago, a year ago, and a little more recent.
I will try to take some new pictures next time he comes out of his underbelly .
Thank you
I purchased a 120 gallon a few months ago for him but it came with a gravel & substrate mix that I didn’t really like but didn’t have the money or time to buy new since the tank came with fish already too.
Right now I have a pick up order for 3, 20 pound bags of sand & I am trying to find another 20 pounds of substrate for my plants..I’m hoping this is enough to make the bottom a little smoother for him because yesterday I noticed under his belly , right before the lump his skin in now being cut from the gravel. He hangouts in his ship most of the time now & isn’t as active .. I’m worried he might have a cyst of some kind or if he did swallow something 3 years ago it’s still in his stomach & I have no idea what to do..I’m really hoping some sand will help but I really need to figure out what’s in his belly.
I posted some pictures from a few years ago, a year ago, and a little more recent.
I will try to take some new pictures next time he comes out of his underbelly .
Thank you