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Siamese algae eater bloat?


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This guy has developed a big belly. Is this normal? He's always busy roaming the tank and I feed him cucumber and green beans occasionally, but I might have been feeding him too much.3086DD9B-ED4D-4422-9D8D-A0F987B21209.jpeg.e77cfcc5efc88425777cea2fd194b657.jpeg3086DD9B-ED4D-4422-9D8D-A0F987B21209.jpeg.e77cfcc5efc88425777cea2fd194b657.jpeg08FB84E4-0FE0-4558-AA4A-308629D1DB1D.jpeg.b93772cc6c19f9220215ca3187b83416.jpeg I've never seen a photo of one of these with a belly like that. Thoughts?

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That's probably a chinese algae eater, not a SAE. They  have different type of behavior especially when they reach adulthood, so I would advice searching for more regarding Chinese Algae eaters.

Secondly, I found these for you. Maybe you can get some useful info:

 

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On 1/28/2023 at 6:30 PM, Stan Z said:

Yes. I made a dumb mistake.

It is actually really common to be confused about SAE, flying fox, CAE, and garra taeniata. Also they are commonly sold under wrong names in stores too. I just wanted to mention it to make sure you know what fish you have, as they may get territorial and sometimes problematic when grown to adults. 

I am sadly(or maybe thankfully) not enough experienced with potential fish diseases. So I cannot comment on that one. But if you think it is something disease related, maybe you may get a faster answer in disease section?

I truly don't know.

Hope it is not something serious and gets well soon!

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