herpetology! Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 (edited) So I have a 10cm Senegal Bichir. I chucked in some fathead minnows, using the guppies that he's slowly been working on over the week and a half as a gauge. Turns out, he ate about 5 of them in the time it took me to eat dinner. Now his belly is about twice the diameter that it was before and one side has some redness. I am going to assume this is probably his final meal as he ate a LOT. I've removed the excess as was the plan originally, but now I think that he's going to die overnight from eating waaaay too much. What can be done, is this common with bichirs and is he probably dead?? I find it baffling how easily he caught the stupid minnows but the guppies evaded him rather easy. He was eating about 1 small guppy per day as a rate of how much he ate, which was about right for his size (never saw a bulge from his meals). Now his greasy boiler is so massive and the entire distended region is purple with bruising. It looks like haemorrhaging. Edited September 6, 2012 by herpetology! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herpetology! Posted September 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 update: no new bleeding, just a hematoma (bruise). Fish is still active when I come up to the glass, very alert and reactive to lights. I turned off the lights so his tankmate would be less likely to harass him and I removed all the feeders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 crazy fish...lol I'm sure he'll be alright...but don't count on him having learned a lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herpetology! Posted September 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Ugh tell me about it. It's my first carnivorous fish. My paddletail newts know when to call it quits on a meal, this guy apparently does not. I've been stressing like CRAZY all night about this silliness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herpetology! Posted September 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Not only is he alright, but the bulge and bruising is GONE. It's like he never even ate. I am keeping him at 82F so his metaboism will be high but DAMN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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