Have you seen a six line wrasse this fat?

gavij012379 · 11/13/2020, 12:57 PM

I am just wondering if anyone has seen a six line wrasse this fat. It is about 3 years old and tanked with clownfishes and randalls goby. So he is basically the king of the tank. I have seen it this fat for 5-6 weeks now so just wondering. I don't think it has babies and don't even know if they can be hermaphrodite.

lionfish300 · 11/13/2020, 09:57 PM

That is pretty fat

acso151 · 11/15/2020, 08:02 PM

That is fat!!!! Pregnant

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Sugar Magnolia · 11/16/2020, 10:51 AM

You must have a healthy pod population for it to be that fat!

Michael Hoaster · 11/16/2020, 12:53 PM

I had a Kole Tang years ago that got unnaturally fat like that. It died. No idea what it was, but if I had to guess, I'd say tumor.

gavij012379 · 11/17/2020, 12:10 PM

I was beginning to think it is some kind of disease as well. It is a little unnatural.

shred5 · 11/17/2020, 12:17 PM

That does not look right.

Myles · 11/17/2020, 04:55 PM

Sometimes bacterial infections can cause swelling. I treated a fish with swollen sides with an antibiotic and the swelling went away.
If it is a tumor all you can do is hope that it is benign.
Good luck.
Myles

gprdypoo04 · 11/17/2020, 10:55 PM

Kiss it goodbye

Myles · 11/18/2020, 03:02 PM

I had a clown fish live with with a tumor for many years. And my fish with the swollen abdomen that responded to antibiotics lived with the swelling for about 3 years before I treated him.
If your fish is eating and otherwise behaving normally I wouldn't be too alarmed.
Myles

11/16/2020, 10:51 AM	#4
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,555	You must have a healthy pod population for it to be that fat! __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

11/16/2020, 12:53 PM	#5
Michael Hoaster Registered Seaweedist Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 5,337	I had a Kole Tang years ago that got unnaturally fat like that. It died. No idea what it was, but if I had to guess, I'd say tumor. __________________ As many naturalists and environmentalists have suggested, we should set aside our arrogance, our desire to conquer and control everything, and walk hand in hand with Mother Nature. -Walter Adey Current Tank Info: 180g Seagrass Sandbar Lagoon, START DATE November 28, 2018

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shred5 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Waukesha , WI Posts: 4,987	That does not look right. __________________ David Polzin

11/17/2020, 04:55 PM	#8
Myles Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 262	Sometimes bacterial infections can cause swelling. I treated a fish with swollen sides with an antibiotic and the swelling went away. If it is a tumor all you can do is hope that it is benign. Good luck. Myles __________________ Myles

11/18/2020, 03:02 PM	#10
Myles Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 262	I had a clown fish live with with a tumor for many years. And my fish with the swollen abdomen that responded to antibiotics lived with the swelling for about 3 years before I treated him. If your fish is eating and otherwise behaving normally I wouldn't be too alarmed. Myles __________________ Myles

11/13/2020, 09:57 PM	#2
lionfish300 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico Posts: 786	That is pretty fat

11/15/2020, 08:02 PM	#3
acso151 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: St Francis, MN Posts: 41	That is fat!!!! Pregnant Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11/17/2020, 12:10 PM	#6
gavij012379 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 170	I was beginning to think it is some kind of disease as well. It is a little unnatural.

11/17/2020, 10:55 PM	#9
gprdypoo04 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 389	Kiss it goodbye