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anonymopt
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 Posted: 2012.11.01(Thu)11:51 Post subject: Swollen stomach Bristlenose Pleco |
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Hi my female Bristlenose Pleco (Ancistrus) is sick. She's swollen but the male is fine.
She's in a large comunity tank 1,20m with lots of plants.
temperature is at 26
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ZacAdam
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| Posted: 2012.11.01(Thu)13:02 Post subject: |
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First question: What are the parameters exactly?
Second question: What's her diet?
Third Question: Is it possible she might be gravid?
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ZacAdam
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First question: What are the parameters exactly?
Second question: What's her diet?
Third Question: Is it possible she might be gravid?
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anonymopt
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| Posted: 2012.11.01(Thu)13:14 Post subject: |
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| ZacAdam wrote: | First question: What are the parameters exactly?
Second question: What's her diet?
Third Question: Is it possible she might be gravid? |
She eats left overs from fish food, algae and catfish tablets from SERA.
pH is a bit low 6
No, she's not pregnant
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ZacAdam
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Alright, ruling out pregnancy (somehow, magically), "swollen" refers to about fifty different conditions in loricaridae, and those are just the ones I can remember.
Is it at all possible to get a photo of the poor doll?
I doubt it's bloat (never seen it happen to cats of any kind), but it could be constipation (someone back me up on this?)
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diademhill
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And now she's dead ='(
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That really sucks. I'm sorry, man.
Hopefully the other fish are all okay.
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