Cardinals Have Swollen Bellies

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• Mar 4, 2011

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i noticed last night that my cardinals have very swollen white bellies. these have suddely got bigger and some are bigger than others. this morning i looked in with the light off and they were all hovering around low almost skimming the sand.

could it be as i have just started feeding them twice a day rather than once? are they just full up?

 

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Yes, it could be.

No new fish additions in the last 3 months? What do you feed to them and other fish? What size are the cardinals? How long does it take for the fish to finish all food?

 

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they were the first fish added 3 weeks ago, have added two lots of fish since then.

18th feb added;

these 4 cardinals,
3 beacons,
3 scissor tails

25th feb added,
4 emperor tetra
2 popendettas
3 dwarf frogs

2nd march took the 3 beacons back to shop and added.
3 emperors
1 more scissor tail


since the last addition i have been feeding twice a day.

they consume within about 30 secs max each time, have added bloodworms in between for frogs but the fish including cardinals have nibbbled them too. i feed flakes and they are small in size

 

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you may just be noticing the females carrying eggs. My females are f.a.t., they also scatter the eggs, mainly in the morning.

 

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Can you get a photo of them?

It could just be the food, could be eggs, could be constipation or even internal parasites.

 

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cant get a photo where you can see it, it is all 4 of them though

 

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I keep cardinals and have noticed that their bellies swell when they have eaten! I would cut the feeding down to once a day they dont really need more than that.

 

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these arent them but it is very similar to these

 

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That sort of bloating is definitely indication of problem. Try cutting down feeding to once per day again (as mentioned above) and see how they do from there.

 

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They may be constipated. Try a blanched pea with the skin off - crush it into very fine pieces.