For the last month I’ve realized that my fish looked kind of top heavy. I was wondering if this was normal. The second photo is what she looked like before. I only feed her twice a day with 3 worms in the morning and 4 worms at night. She doesn’t have any snacks. I also went to Petco recently and all of their female fish don’t look top heavy, so it must be something I’m doing.
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Posted by Prestigious-Dot6723
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That looks like dropsy
Correct me if I’m wrong, but im pretty sure bloodworms (if that’s what you’re feeding) should really only be used as a snack and not fed daily because of their fat/protein content.
Has she been acting different? It could just be bloating.
Could you share a better photo of her right now? It does look like she could be pineconing, but it could just be the image quality
7 worms a day is probably too much. She’s very bloated. Try feeding her a little bit of daphnia each day and see if it clears up.