Bloated Bloodfin

Bubba Shrimp · 11-26-2012, 07:46 PM

One of my Bloodfin tetras is like a beach ball I pretty sure it's a female, but she corkscrews and doesn't swim very good due to her roundness. Here are pictures of her. Is there something wrong with her?

**mitchfish9** · 11-26-2012, 11:28 PM

I think asking if theres something wrong with her is an understatement. That looks very extreme. I had bloated bloodfins once but nothing like that. I fed frozen peas to get mine back to normal, but I'm not really sure anything can help her though. I can be wrong though

Bubba Shrimp · 11-27-2012, 04:20 AM

she's been like this since the day I got her and that was like 3 months ago. I think she's gotten a little rounder but not by much. She acts fine eats, but kinda hard when your a beach ball haha

11-26-2012, 07:46 PM	#1
Bubba Shrimp Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 338	Bloated Bloodfin One of my Bloodfin tetras is like a beach ball I pretty sure it's a female, but she corkscrews and doesn't swim very good due to her roundness. Here are pictures of her. Is there something wrong with her? __________________ So a guy walks into a Pet Store Guy: "I have Algae on my drift wood!" Pet Clerk: "Take two Plecos and call me next week." EHEIM Classic 2213 Check out my blog tsturgeonblog.wordpress.com/ Last edited by Bubba Shrimp; 11-26-2012 at 07:57 PM.. Reason: images

11-27-2012, 04:20 AM	#3
Bubba Shrimp Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 338	she's been like this since the day I got her and that was like 3 months ago. I think she's gotten a little rounder but not by much. She acts fine eats, but kinda hard when your a beach ball haha __________________ So a guy walks into a Pet Store Guy: "I have Algae on my drift wood!" Pet Clerk: "Take two Plecos and call me next week." EHEIM Classic 2213 Check out my blog tsturgeonblog.wordpress.com/

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11-26-2012, 11:28 PM	#2
mitchfish9 Planted Tank Nation (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 880	I think asking if theres something wrong with her is an understatement. That looks very extreme. I had bloated bloodfins once but nothing like that. I fed frozen peas to get mine back to normal, but I'm not really sure anything can help her though. I can be wrong though