Bloat - (a.k.a. Malawi Bloat) A potentially fatal condition caused by flagellates (protozoan parasites) proliferating in the intestines. Symptoms include loss of appetite, white, trailing feces, and bloated appearance. Common in African cichlids.
Malawi Bloat - Caused by feeding high protein diets to Rift Lake Cichlids. A majority of Rift Lake Cichlids are primarily vegetarians subsisting on mainly algae and other plant growth.
Fish bloated with scales standing out. Fish resembles a pine cone.
Dropsy
Kidney or Liver Damage (possibly both) ...
Malawi bloat (bacterial disease - gram negative)
DISEASE Causal pathogen(s) not certain - possibly multiple fungal/bacterial or viral infection. It could be due to a metabolic or nutritional disorder.
Huge, Fat, Bloated Belly.
Lethargy and loss of appetite.
Scales almost popping off.
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Causes: Malawi Bloat is caused by the fish eating too much protein and not enough vegetable based foods. Also, being an internal disease, a poorly maintained aquarium including poor water quality may cause this disease.
Thin appearance, bloated areas in gut area of body, crocked spine, loss of colour, ulcers.
Reproduction stops in females. Guppies and other live-bearers often strongly affected
Very similar symptoms to other bacterial infections above.
The first sign of 'bloat' is loss of appetite which is then followed by swelling of the abdomen, labored breathing, listlessness, reclusiveness, possible red striations on the body, and stringy white feces.
Someone read the bloated thing. By the end I thought I was probably just speaking to an empty room. I'm glad someone found it worth reading. >Remember, I don't have any kind of a reef, so I hope I won't make too many >glaring mistakes.
Dropsy and Malawi Bloat Causative Agent: Internal _Aeromonas_ bacterial infections are the most common causes of this disease. Viral and internal parasitic pathogens (_Mitaspora cyprini_) have also been indicated but are untreatable.
If consistently fed a diet too high in protein auratus and other Malawi cichlids can develop a condition known as "Malawi bloat".
100 miles north, in Chiang Rai, I was looking from a bridge one morning at a bloated dead dog floating in the river. A European nearby commented that he thought it was a pig, but I pointed out its teeth and he agreed it was a dog.
Do not feed them live worms, beefheart or live brine shrimp, as these can bloat and kill the fish. Blue Ahli are very territorial, aggressive fish. They need large swimming spaces, so a 90 gallon tank is recommended.
Providing Yellow Labs with too much protein may cause the Malawi bloat disease which is extremely difficult to be treated and usually fatal.
Most other causes of bloated appearance come on rather abruptly, while obesity is a gradual process, as it is in humans.
With an improper diet they will get bloat, which will almost definitely result in the death of them. They are herbivorous and can be extremely sensitive to food high in animal protein. In the wild they are algae grazers.
Secondary infections such as fin rot and bloating
During the initial stages, the only symptom may be restlessness, particularly at night. Often the first thing an owner will notice is that the affected fish no longer school with the others.
The abdomen was bloated, and the red food clearly visible in the gut of the dead fry. As soon as this problem was understood, and food was offered in frequent smaller portions, there were no more fatalities.
They are often bloated or have damage in the eye areas. The lips are very often damaged in shipping. Oddly enough, this species seems resistant to parasites, but tends to fall victim quickly to the stress and rigors of shipping and collection.
Constipated and bloated, the afflicted fish will not want to eat; hardly discharging feces, and feeling weak, it will often rest on the substrate.
Protein portions of their diets should be low compared to vegetable portions to help prevent the bloat that these fish are susceptible to. You should also try not to overfeed Trewavasae Cichlids.
Inappropriate foods will rot in their stomachs causing bloating, sickness and sometimes death. For this reason foods with a large proportion of spirulina and vegetables are best. Our favourites, HBH VEGE or Cichlid Flakes and Pellets are perfect.
Disease: Dropsy
Symptoms: Bloated body, scales often standing out from body.
What it is: Caused by an internal bacterial infection.
Common treatment: Antibiotic (usually tetracycline) ...
While IGBD symptoms include body bloat causing buoyancy problems. Pouch emphysema is only found in male seahorses, and is noticeable by the inflamed, reddened pouch (looks different from a pregnant seahorse).
This disease is associated with numerous secondary infections, including oedema (bloating) caused by kidney failure and fin rot. Skin can sometimes be degraded by the spinal curvature and necrosis, and wounds may become evident.
After the mating, the female will have a mouthful of fertilized eggs. Her jaw will look very bloated and it is easy to tell that she is holding (the term used to describe the process of a female carrying her eggs in her mouth).
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Note that goldfish does not stop eating even when they are full, making them prone to die from bloat or overfeeding.
This affliction, commonly called or attributable to the malady "bloat", has no timetable. It can start within a day or two of setting up the colony of Tropheus....or two months later....or two years later.
Feeds at right angles with the substrate by combing loose material from the bio-cover. Also feeds on plankton in the open water. Diet and water conditions need close attention or Malawi bloat may occur.
If your fish is refusing to eat its angel fish food and you've already determined that it's not on a hunger strike, you should take the fish to the vet or look for other signs of distress. If the fish has white or black splotches, is bloated, ...
Fish begins to lose coloration.
As cysts develop, the body may become lumpy.
Fish has difficulty swimming.
In advanced cases the spine may become curved.
Secondary infections such as fin rot and bloating.
The fish suddenly bloats up, and it's not due to eggs or young.
The fish is scratching against tank decorations.
I suggest setting up a fish medicine cabinet. It seems like fish always get sick when the store is closed.
Slow reactions to disturbances
6. Rubbing against surfaces as of trying to scrape something off the body
7. Loss of luster
8. Ragged fans, lesions, white spots, or growths of any kind
9. Bloating or emaciation
10. Bulging eyes.
Females and juveniles are completely gray. Blue Ahli will eat flake foods, algae based flake foods and cichlid pellets. Do not feed them live worms, beefheart or live brine shrimp, as these can bloat and kill the fish.
Care must be taken not to give into their begging and silent "feed me, please" pleas as Malawi bloat is always a possibility. Like other cichlids, peacocks do seem to recognize their keepers and will come to the front of the tank to look at you.
In aquaria Tropheus may become inflicted with an invisible illness which may lead to "bloat" and death. It is still unclear what causes this illness (most likely an unsuitable diet), although furan-based antibiotic seem to do the trick.
 See also: Fish, Water, Aquarium, Cichlid, Cichlids
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