So, it's been a week since I posted about the "too fat to get out of the decor" situation with my E cat. In that time, he's eaten/been offered only 1/2 of a nightcrawler.
Today I cleaned yesterday and saw something is clearly wrong with him, and it's not just being fat.
He honestly looks like he's retaining water, and he's fat ALL OVER, not just his belly like a catfish that's overeaten would look. He can barely even swim. His body is so bloated there's an actual dent by his anal fin, and his body looks translucent.
He looks OK otherwise, and seems alert and like he would be active if he wasn't so large. There is some very minor redness along his lateral line, but nowhere else, and it's not very bad. I'm not even sure it's the product of a disease or not.
I do have a pic, but I have to wait to get home to get it off my camera. It's not the best, but it might help you guys tell me a little better what's going on.
In the meantime, though, do you have any ideas? Is it possible for a fish to retain water? Or is he just really THAT fat?
ETA: I know they're supposed to be a little fat and "bloated" looking, because they need the fat to insulate them from their own charge. I just feel like this is above what it considered normal. Unless I'm totally wrong and they're supposed to be that fat.
Today I cleaned yesterday and saw something is clearly wrong with him, and it's not just being fat.
He honestly looks like he's retaining water, and he's fat ALL OVER, not just his belly like a catfish that's overeaten would look. He can barely even swim. His body is so bloated there's an actual dent by his anal fin, and his body looks translucent.
He looks OK otherwise, and seems alert and like he would be active if he wasn't so large. There is some very minor redness along his lateral line, but nowhere else, and it's not very bad. I'm not even sure it's the product of a disease or not.
I do have a pic, but I have to wait to get home to get it off my camera. It's not the best, but it might help you guys tell me a little better what's going on.
In the meantime, though, do you have any ideas? Is it possible for a fish to retain water? Or is he just really THAT fat?
ETA: I know they're supposed to be a little fat and "bloated" looking, because they need the fat to insulate them from their own charge. I just feel like this is above what it considered normal. Unless I'm totally wrong and they're supposed to be that fat.