Sunken Belly?

[Baefoa]

I recently got this pair a few days ago, and I’m wondering if my female might have a sunken belly or if she’s just malnourished. They were previously kept in a smaller tank with quite a few others, so I’m not sure if she wasn’t getting enough food.

Also, I’ve noticed that she headbumps the male and actively goes after him, but she doesn’t show the same behavior toward the other fish in the tank. Is this normal, or could it be a sign of something else?

 

[fishorama]

To be honest, she looks ok in some pics & not so much in others. I would feed her well & keep a close eye on how she does for the next week or 2. What foods do you feed?

What size is your tank & what other fish do you have? My first line of defense when a fish looks "off" is frequent large water changes. Not a time to panic yet.

 

[MaloK]

How long do you have them ? They are pooping the right color for me.

Take it easy, and make them happy.

 

[Colin_T]

Deworm them. Section 3 of the following link has info on deworming fish.

What to do if your fish has Stringy White Poop.

Fish do a stringy white poop for several reasons. 1) Internal Bacterial Infections causes the fish to stop eating, swell up like a balloon, breath heavily at the surface or near a filter outlet, do stringy white poop, and die within 24-48 hours of showing these symptoms. This cannot normally be...

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