ubr0ke Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 I have a bloated emerald cory and I was wondering if anyone can tell me whats wrong with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JORG Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 I would treat it with half strenght clout immediataly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppygirl Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Does it have its scales pineconing? Is it still eating? I know it is hard to tell but is it pooping? Does it look like it swallowed a marble-fat in the middle? It could be constipated, have dropsy, or be gravid(full of eggs). Hope it gets better. One other thing is it floating at the top like a balloon, have trouble staying up right? Sorry for all the Q's. Also a pic would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubr0ke Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 It seams healthy besides being huge...its double the size of the other cories...It swims and it still eats normally..it stays on the bottom.....It may be constipated so what is the equivelent to exlax for cories?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 cories, from my experience, aren't big veggie eaters. so the usual 'feed the nuked inside of a pea' method probably won't help here. i would isolate it, in a breeder net in the tank it is currently in. make sure the breeder net box has a lid, because she will be likely to jump out back into the tank. fast it for up to 3 days and see if that makes a difference in the belly size. one thing to remember is that emerald cories (brochis splendens - not actually cories!) are larger than actual corydoras species. i had an emerald cory female in with bronze, albino, barbatus, and a peppered cory, and that emerald was a tank compared to the others! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubr0ke Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 does anyone want these cories?..i have 2..both are emeralds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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