So I've only had two of these catfish for about 4 or 5 days now and when I first bought them they were extremely active swimming around the tank. Then one of them ate way too much than he should have and got a bulging stomach but him and his friend kept swimming around...mostly straight into the glass. Well his friend got tired of his foolish glass swimming and just started sitting at the bottom of the tank and the other one eventually stopped and kinda fell haphazardly into some plants and didnt move for a while...now the catfish are fighting and arent as active...I also noticed some erractic breathing. Any of this sound normal or is this something I should keep my eye on?
Pimelodus blochii
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None of the other fish are having any problems. I'm thinking I may have overfed them cause theyre acting normaly now.
check your water, or where they acclimated properly? they are normally pretty active fish, although the fighting is normal for the most part IMO
i had my marble mips go through a weird heavy breathing stage for aboout a week. i adjusted my water flow to add a little extra oxygenation and it stopped after a few days (although i'm not positive that was the problem) it might be worth a try. and most pims are nocturnal and relatively stationary. turn off the lights for awhile and if they dont move at all then it could be a bigger problem... or just lazy fish