Fat Dwarf Gourami

[dalethewhale]

Noticed today that my male dwarf gourami's pretty fat behing the gills. I've fed some shelled cooked peas in case of constipation, but what are other possibilities? Otherwise acting fine and i only revently treated the whole tank for HITH so i don't think internal parasites? thoughts?

 

[Harlequins]

Sounds like hes overfeed or stuffed out on peas...

You've put 'shelled' peas,didn't you remove the shell?,if he's swallowed it whole,he may not be able to digest it properly.

 

[dalethewhale]

Sounds like hes overfeed or stuffed out on peas...

You've put 'shelled' peas,didn't you remove the shell?,if he's swallowed it whole,he may not be able to digest it properly.

Yeah i boiled them in water for about 30 seconds, cooled them down, took the skell off and crushed them into the tank.
Could be overfed, i feed a pinch of flakes twice a day and frozen daphnia every few days but he also has a go at algae wafers i put in for my shrimp and otto

I'll reduce the feeding to once a day