reefndude
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I feed once a day and alternate nori and romaine daily. My bicolor foxface looks like he's about to explode. That dude eats like no other. Been considering getting his big behind a treadmill
Can fish get too fat?
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I wouldn't call my fish fat, I use the word SOLID, because, well they love food and I feed them a lot. They are all solid and sassy
I like to feed them a lot to keep them solid so they get all the nutrients they need and to fight off parasites.
I too am a compulsive producer of fat fish.
The only fish in my tank that quits eating when he is full is my CBB (and he's pretty stocky). The wrasses and especially the purple tang eat like they haven't been fed for a couple of decades!
The only fish in my tank that quits eating when he is full is my CBB (and he's pretty stocky). The wrasses and especially the purple tang eat like they haven't been fed for a couple of decades!
There is definitely a problem with obese dogs and cats, so I say probably...
We have clients with animals at the ideal weight whose neighbors think there is something wrong with the animal or they are not getting fed enough..
wattson
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ummmm a fat fish,,its a good possibility..2 things to consider in a fish ,flesh and muscle verses the bone skeleton..both need different consideration nutrition wise as fish grows/matures but must grow together in parallel..A varied diet is best,,over feeding is never good for aanything..Usually over fed fish end up with internal organ problems..which in the end have shorten life spans and eventually succumb to a immune system problem which becomes the secondary problem in the end..
Somethings we learn after breeding 100 thousands +uncountable amount of discus and other fish bred and raised short and long term..
Just think of the seasonal changes of the food supply in the ocean or wild..
Somethings we learn after breeding 100 thousands +uncountable amount of discus and other fish bred and raised short and long term..
Just think of the seasonal changes of the food supply in the ocean or wild..
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4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
My tangs eat and eventually always look like cows! 
I've definitely seen some fish who eat more than they should ... small (compared to the Pacific Ocean) glass box, relatively little exercise, several meals of high-density food each day, it's not hard to do. Most of my fish range from "sturdy" to "stout", but I've got one azure damselfish that's well on her way past "cobby". Fish looks like a blue and yellow marble with fins.
~Bruce
~Bruce
A swell belly, is a well belly. Thick fish relates to healthy fish to me. Sunken in, or malnourished fish are more prone to disease and parasites. Lateral line prone
I seen some reef ers starve their fishes for days to keep the nutrients low. But most of their fishes are way too skinny and look lethargic/ starving
I seen some reef ers starve their fishes for days to keep the nutrients low. But most of their fishes are way too skinny and look lethargic/ starving
Don't know that I've seen a fatter yellow tang before. Chunky monkey!
jasonrusso
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I was just looking at my magnificent foxface today and thinking how round he was. It doesn't matter how much Nori I hang in the tank before work, it's gone when I get home.
jasonrusso
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I leave the Nori for my foxface, tang, and dwarf angel. It's always gone. Sometimes I put in about 20 pellets, those are gone. Then they est the frozen with the predators. They all look healthy. The angel tore his fin (thinking it was the tang) and it healed in days.
Instigate
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My tailspot blenny gets pretty fat at times. When he starts to look like he's going to pop I feed lighter for a few days till he goes back to just a healthy look. But that's easy for me to do since he's the only one that has made it past QT so far.
Ashish Patel
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yeap.. just look for their beer belly;Pompus
