Help with Guppy!

[StereoKills]

I got some guppies last week and the last couple of days I noticed that one was hanging out near the bottom while the others stayed at the top of the tank. I noticed that the one guppy's stomach is very very swollen! He's starting to look like a balloon! Any ideas as to what this might be?

 

[Lupin]

What are your water parameters? Tank maintenance schedule? Foods? How often do you feed them? Either constipation or dropsy is the possibility.

 

[StereoKills]

Ammonia and Nitrite 0, Nitrate ~10ppm, 50% wc every week. Lately I've been feeding them bloodworms but they also get flake. 1 feeding a day and everything is usually gone in less than a minute between the guppies and my dwarf gourami. This was relatively quick as I just noticed this yesterday and he's much more bloated today.

 

[Lupin]

Ammonia and Nitrite 0, Nitrate ~10ppm, 50% wc every week. Lately I've been feeding them bloodworms but they also get flake. 1 feeding a day and everything is usually gone in less than a minute between the guppies and my dwarf gourami. This was relatively quick as I just noticed this yesterday and he's much more bloated today.

How many times have you feed them bloodworms in one week? I'd suggest only once or twice a week. They are getting too much proteins hence bloat. Fast them for a few days and stick with foods with high fiber content afterwards.

 

[StereoKills]

He seems to not be able to shut his mouth as well.

 

[Lupin]

That's scary, Stereo. I'd get a picture if I were you. I might be able to determine this because I've seen this before.

 

[jaysen]

if it is a male i would think dropsy, if female, could be pregnant. my female guppies hide when they start giving birth on the bottom or in weeds( may be helping the young survive).

 

[StereoKills]

They were all sold to me as males jaysen. Too many blood worms is a possibility as they got them several days in a row. I'll try to get pics later, but the cam's batteries are charging tonight.

 

[Lupin]

I'd stop feeding them bloodworms for awhile and feed them foods with high fiber content instead. Green peas will be a start.

 

[StereoKills]

Should I mash the peas up a bit? I happen to have some frozen ones I usually use as an ice pack