Darter02
10-18-2007, 9:54 AM
Hello all, there is something up with my only banjo catfish. I introduced it to my 75-gallon, planted discus tank about 2 months ago. It was pretty small, maybe around 2” in length. It always seems to be doing the banjo cat thing, you know; laying around the bottom, moving little and eating well. I see it eat a lot of the frozen bloodworms my wild, brown discus enjoy, as well as a variety of other tidbits I feed the other tank mates.
This week, I noticed it’s gotten a LOT bigger, as if over night. It’s now almost 4” long and has a HUGE belly!! I’m not kidding, it’s belly is so big, it no longer can lay flat.
Any idea what is wrong here? Is it just overfed, or is it sick, or Lord know how, pregnant?
Here is a close up of it sort of leaning against the glass and some moss-covered driftwood.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2245/1616448801_1eccc41e66_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2087/1617336062_8e501d8f5f_o.jpg
I coaxed him/her onto the bottom, so I could get a side shot. Sorry it’s sort of blurred, the aquarium glass distorts at the distance it was from the side.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2240/1617336594_f3bdcabe65_o.jpg
As it swam for the cave.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2320/1617337156_1dd15eac5f_o.jpg
For more photos of the aquarium as a whole, as well as specific tank parameters see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darter02/sets/72157594552201878/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darter02/sets/72157594552201878/)
This week, I noticed it’s gotten a LOT bigger, as if over night. It’s now almost 4” long and has a HUGE belly!! I’m not kidding, it’s belly is so big, it no longer can lay flat.
Any idea what is wrong here? Is it just overfed, or is it sick, or Lord know how, pregnant?
Here is a close up of it sort of leaning against the glass and some moss-covered driftwood.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2245/1616448801_1eccc41e66_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2087/1617336062_8e501d8f5f_o.jpg
I coaxed him/her onto the bottom, so I could get a side shot. Sorry it’s sort of blurred, the aquarium glass distorts at the distance it was from the side.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2240/1617336594_f3bdcabe65_o.jpg
As it swam for the cave.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2320/1617337156_1dd15eac5f_o.jpg
For more photos of the aquarium as a whole, as well as specific tank parameters see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darter02/sets/72157594552201878/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darter02/sets/72157594552201878/)