Senegal Dropsy?

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Rachel.Cody

Rachel.Cody

Jack Dempsey
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My Senegal is usually pretty thick as it is but I've noticed his/her belly has been really big lately. It's been like this for about a week. I did recently change substrate to flora max for my plants. My question is does this look like dropsy or it swallowing substrate? How do I cure either. I've had it for a while and don't want to lose it. Sorry about the cloudy tank. Idk what's going on with it. Thank you all.



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Get a closer pic please. He looks puffy but mine all look like that after they eat for a day or so....
How is he acting? Still eating good and swimming normally?

I would, just as a precaution, soak his food in epsom salts. I'd also add some to the tank water.

If he will eat it try shelled green peas too.

keep us posted.
 
predatorkeeper87 said:
Get a closer pic please. He looks puffy but mine all look like that after they eat for a day or so....
How is he acting? Still eating good and swimming normally?

I would, just as a precaution, soak his food in epsom salts. I'd also add some to the tank water.

If he will eat it try shelled green peas too.

keep us posted.
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He's very skiddish but I'll try and take another. He's acting perfectly fine and all I've fed has been pellets the last few days. It's not what it looks like when he's full of tilapia or krill that's why I'm worried. Hopefully it's nothing though


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If he takes pellets, soak them in an epsom salt solution. mix up epsom salts in some water, and then drip the mix onto the pellets until they are saturated. Feed him that and see if that'll help the bloat issue.
 
This isn't the best picture. My tank is so cloudy and I have no idea why lol. But if you look at him from the top the right side bulges a lot more.



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I'd call it normal if it wasn't already this way for a week as you said.

start him on that treatment and see if he clears up.

If you are brave enough, you can mix that solution up, get an eye dropper, scoop him outta the tank and force feed him the solution. I've heard of this being done when a fish wont take it through food. Epsom salts do work however for a fishy laxative.

nice yoyo btw lol
 
catfishguy said:
my bichir looks like that after eating alot. your bichir probably just ate alot
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He shouldn't stay that bloated for a week. Mine get fat after eating too but they are all back at normal size in the morning. If OP's fish has been that way for an extended period its safe say some preventative treatment is in order.
 
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