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Fat female with blue stomach!

siona

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My female (who laid eggs a week ago) seems to have got fatter in the last couple of days. I've also noticed a darker, blueish bit on her belly. Should I be concerned? Is a visit to the fridge in order or shall I wait and see how she fares? She's been eating well, a mixture of frozen bloodworms, frozen feeder fish and earthworms from the garden.
There's nothing in the tank that she could have swallowed...she does have a habit of sucking in sand then spitting it outm but there are no stones in there...
 

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Mine regularly look this way - I thought it was just full bellies/preparing little tank gifts for me.
 
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mewsie said:
Mine regularly look this way - I thought it was just full bellies/preparing little tank gifts for me.
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lol nicely put! She looks better this morning so I think you're right - I just got a bit worried :p
 
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I agree. This is why we recommend sand as a substrate rather than gravel. The sand will be passed through the intestine, while gravel can be lodged in there.
 
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I agree as well, it looks like the substrate is in her belly to me. Is this gravel? the picture is a little foggy (i also can't find my glasses:eek:)

Sometimes gravel can cause a life threatening impaction. I would suggest to take the gravel out and use fine sand. Try leaving her in a bare bottom tank and see how many pebbles she poops out. I think you'll be surprised at what you see. :happy:

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Looks like gravel to me - small gravel(but not quite as fine as sand)...probably a good idea to get it out of there if she's ingesting enough to cause such a large belly.
 
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Sorry haven't checked this thread in a while. The photo is terrible sorry! It is sand in the tank - quite fine and I've had no problems with it. The day after the photo was taken she was back to normal and she's been fine since. I put it down to her having just laid eggs for the first time... To be honest it never occured to me that it could be the sand! I thought it was normal...like the internal organs showing through or something :-S
 
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