Fat oto, could it be eggs?

kittytango · 05-31-2008, 10:02 PM

This oto seems very fat and I've had it for 6 months at least, healthy and eats well, could it have eggs? The other ottos always seem to be close by everytime I see this one. What do you think?

stev0205 · 05-31-2008, 11:55 PM

i'm not sure it means eggs... mine is even fatter than that if you can believe it... and no eggs or anything... maybe you'll be luckier than me though!

wyeto · 05-31-2008, 11:59 PM

One of mine has the same thing and it just hides behind the heater all day. One of my pearl gouramis that was a female was also just really fat although I think it was a sickness because it wouldnt eat and kept getting skinnier and eventually sucumbed to its injuries.

**dthb4438** · 06-01-2008, 12:57 AM

Two of mine are fat just like that also. I'm pretty sure it's cause of all the algae that they eat. I don't have to worry about starving them!!

kittytango · 06-01-2008, 05:18 AM

so it is most likely just a fat little fish! I do have algae and feed zuchinni silces.

kittytango · 06-01-2008, 05:19 AM

thanks for the replies!

05-31-2008, 11:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
stev0205 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 152	i'm not sure it means eggs... mine is even fatter than that if you can believe it... and no eggs or anything... maybe you'll be luckier than me though! __________________ My 20H 1/2 Gallon Pico Cube

05-31-2008, 11:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
wyeto Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 206	One of mine has the same thing and it just hides behind the heater all day. One of my pearl gouramis that was a female was also just really fat although I think it was a sickness because it wouldnt eat and kept getting skinnier and eventually sucumbed to its injuries. __________________ -Wyatt

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dthb4438 planted member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 483	Two of mine are fat just like that also. I'm pretty sure it's cause of all the algae that they eat. I don't have to worry about starving them!! __________________ 29 gallon high-tech shrimp 55 gallon high-tech fish and shrimp

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06-01-2008, 05:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
kittytango Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stanton, California Posts: 445	so it is most likely just a fat little fish! I do have algae and feed zuchinni silces.

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kittytango Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stanton, California Posts: 445	thanks for the replies!

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