Stan Z Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 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. I've never seen a photo of one of these with a belly like that. Thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) It could just be a female. Mine were pretty chonky SAEs. The photos errored out and didn't embed right, can you re-upload them @Stan Z? Welcome to the forums. Here is a video of a bigger female: Edited January 28, 2023 by nabokovfan87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Z Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 @nabokovfan87 It's been resting a lot too. Not normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) 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: Edited January 28, 2023 by Lennie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Z Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) @LennieYes. I made a dumb mistake. I knew it was a Chinese. Those pics you posted look just like mine. It's a lot less active now than it was before. Rests a lot. It's been very recent. Edited January 28, 2023 by Stan Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Z Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 @LennieI'm not feeding it any extra for a while to see if it improves. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Yeah, definitely doesn't look normal. 😞 Have you treated the fish for any internal issues, are you able to move it to QT tank for treatment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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