Xsolidice
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Something I've noticed with my yoyo loaches... They're getting fat. But it's more of a distended belly more than a "fat fish".. if there is such a thing. I have 3 yoyo loaches, and they're about 2-3 years old. When I first got them, they were SUPER active. Almost annoying the other fish; soooo much energy! They're still active, and they still have no fear about snatching food from the other fish given the opportunity, but they've for sure slowed down a bit.
Tank mates are 4 electric blue acaras that are 3-4 years old, 2 angels and a couple bottom dwellers like a half dozen kulI loaches and 2 rio xingu plecos of generally the same age. They've lived together with all of these fish their whole lives in a non planted 75 gallon and they more or less get along with everyone. I've heard that they can get full of eggs causing the belly distention, and it's possible the 3 yoyos are all female. The main diet for the entire aquarium is frozen bloodworms. I buy the frozen cubes, and I drop a few cubes into a bottle of warm water so that the cubes melt and I can spread the bloodworms throughout the aquarium so the more skiddish fish and bottom dwellers have an opportunity to eat without competing for their lunch. I will also occasionally drop in some flakes, as well as some sinking pellets depending on my mood if I feel like going through the process of melting frozen bloodworm cubes or not if I'm in a hurry. But generally speaking, they get bloodworms 5 days a week, with the flakes and pellets 2-3 times a week.
Anyway, they're looking like fat little walruses lately. Is this normal? Do I need to change the feeding regimen? Or is there something else going on that requires some other intervention?
Tank mates are 4 electric blue acaras that are 3-4 years old, 2 angels and a couple bottom dwellers like a half dozen kulI loaches and 2 rio xingu plecos of generally the same age. They've lived together with all of these fish their whole lives in a non planted 75 gallon and they more or less get along with everyone. I've heard that they can get full of eggs causing the belly distention, and it's possible the 3 yoyos are all female. The main diet for the entire aquarium is frozen bloodworms. I buy the frozen cubes, and I drop a few cubes into a bottle of warm water so that the cubes melt and I can spread the bloodworms throughout the aquarium so the more skiddish fish and bottom dwellers have an opportunity to eat without competing for their lunch. I will also occasionally drop in some flakes, as well as some sinking pellets depending on my mood if I feel like going through the process of melting frozen bloodworm cubes or not if I'm in a hurry. But generally speaking, they get bloodworms 5 days a week, with the flakes and pellets 2-3 times a week.
Anyway, they're looking like fat little walruses lately. Is this normal? Do I need to change the feeding regimen? Or is there something else going on that requires some other intervention?
