Does this fish look under-fed? <pic>

powers2001 · 11/21/2009, 10:07 PM

Does this fish look under-fed?

terri_ann · 11/21/2009, 10:14 PM

Can't really tell from the pic. Is his belly really shrunk in? Is he eating? What are you feeding? How long have you had him?

bertoni · 11/21/2009, 11:47 PM

I can't tell much from the picture, either.

boehm742 · 11/21/2009, 11:51 PM

Hard to tell from the pic but it looks just like mine from that one.

tangfish · 11/22/2009, 03:11 AM

Need several close up pics with different <}'s. When you put food in the tank is he eating?

peasofme · 12/02/2009, 09:42 AM

if a fish isnt eating A LOT everytime you feed and he doesn't look fat then he is underfed.

MrRyanT · 12/02/2009, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peasofme

if a fish isnt eating A LOT everytime you feed and he doesn't look fat then he is underfed.

I don't really agree with this statement. Many other things to consider.

scarolina01 · 12/02/2009, 10:25 AM

I have a pygme angel as well. He eats a good amount when I feed in the evenings. Maybe add just a little more food for him to pick at, see if he eats any more. Also try feeding a little in the AM and PM. That should help fatten him up a bit.

peasofme · 12/02/2009, 11:45 AM

i have a green clown goby that can only fit 1 black worm in his belly at time so i feed him once in the morning, once at night. thats all he will eat. he's still skinny though.

Hamerhed · 12/02/2009, 03:14 PM

if you want to know what an underfed fish looks like go to your lfs and check out the newly arrived tangs

thegrun · 12/02/2009, 03:26 PM

On most fish, looking with the fish swimming straight at you, the top of the fish (just in front of the dorsal fin) should be convex, not concave. If they haven't eaten for a few days the stomach may be concave, but most well fed fish will store fat at the base of their dorsal fin.

11/21/2009, 10:07 PM	#1
powers2001 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 224	Does this fish look under-fed? <pic> Does this fish look under-fed?

11/21/2009, 10:14 PM	#2
terri_ann Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Marshalltown, IA Posts: 841	Can't really tell from the pic. Is his belly really shrunk in? Is he eating? What are you feeding? How long have you had him? __________________ Happy Reefing!! :) Current Tank Info: 180g mixed 40B Anemone 5' raceway frag tank

11/21/2009, 11:47 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I can't tell much from the picture, either. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

12/02/2009, 03:14 PM	#10
Hamerhed Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Great White North Posts: 66	if you want to know what an underfed fish looks like go to your lfs and check out the newly arrived tangs __________________ 20g tank, 20g sump/ref, coralife skimmer 30lbs LR, chaetos, 6 astrea 96w T5HO 2 clarkii clowns, 1 firefish, 1 blood shrimp red, blue and hairy mushrooms, frogspawn, Pumping Zenia, Blue Snowflake, Zoanthids, Hammer, ricordia, cocoa worm, blue ridge, Candy Cane, Green Acropora Never mind your tank let me see your sump Current Tank Info: Up since july 1 2009

11/21/2009, 11:51 PM	#4
boehm742 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central ILL Posts: 156	Hard to tell from the pic but it looks just like mine from that one.

11/22/2009, 03:11 AM	#5
tangfish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 44	Need several close up pics with different <}'s. When you put food in the tank is he eating?

12/02/2009, 09:42 AM	#6
peasofme Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: usa Posts: 1,405	if a fish isnt eating A LOT everytime you feed and he doesn't look fat then he is underfed.

12/02/2009, 10:25 AM	#8
scarolina01 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Walton Hills, Ohio Posts: 254	I have a pygme angel as well. He eats a good amount when I feed in the evenings. Maybe add just a little more food for him to pick at, see if he eats any more. Also try feeding a little in the AM and PM. That should help fatten him up a bit.

12/02/2009, 11:45 AM	#9
peasofme Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: usa Posts: 1,405	i have a green clown goby that can only fit 1 black worm in his belly at time so i feed him once in the morning, once at night. thats all he will eat. he's still skinny though.

12/02/2009, 03:26 PM	#11
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	On most fish, looking with the fish swimming straight at you, the top of the fish (just in front of the dorsal fin) should be convex, not concave. If they haven't eaten for a few days the stomach may be concave, but most well fed fish will store fat at the base of their dorsal fin.