Are my fishes too fat

[Mudbeaver]

My fishes are very healthy, Yellow Tang, Convict Tang, Magnificent Foxface, Square back Anthias, sailfin Blenny are all fat. Very much so that all who come and visit makes the same remark, so i'm wondering if its possible to have fishes that are too fat.

By the way i have no trouble with parameters of any kind and no nitrates or phosphate issues either. I feed twice a day. Multiple sources. Grazer ring, veg clip with different algae , and either Flakes, or Frozen Spirulina mysis . Plus they graze all day on the rocks. I have a huge clean up crew as well that does a great job no problem there either.

I'm just wondering if i should augment my waterflow for more exercise...​

 

[Mudbeaver]

The best i can do for now

 

[Whiterabbitrage]

:lmao: they look chubby to me, but very happy!

 

[Nina51]

i didn't think it was possible to have overweight fish but yeah, they all look a little porky. LOL

 

[ahmed_iAM]

How do you keep the tank so clean with feeding them that much food?

Think more flow would have some benefit. Every fish I have is fed two times a day but stay scrawny except for my mandarin. Its pretty fat.

 

[Mudbeaver]

How do you keep the tank so clean with feeding them that much food?

Think more flow would have some benefit. Every fish I have is fed two times a day but stay scrawny except for my mandarin. Its pretty fat.

Thanks. Well i've build up my CUC crew very well; i've red what they eat and their behaviors, and paired them so they all work together. No waste really. I don't have to replenish they reproduce steadly. As for feeding.

I feed twice a day; mutiple things. 1 New Era Grazer Rings at the bottom, A full algae clip,Julian Sprung Sea Veggies (sometimes it last 2 days) and once per day Hikari Spirulina Brine Shrimp Frozen and the second feeding, Cobalt Mysis Flakes with probiotic or Cobalt Aquatics Spirulina Flakes . I also put a veg clip that last a week its from healthfood store you know people who eat trees. They have the best dry algae such as this one and one leaf last and everyone from the snails to the fish gets at it and it takes a week to disapear. very cheap and no additives.

These can last a week and keep the cuc also happy fat and alert. They reproduce and never starve.

My big refugium also is an advantage, in keeping down nitrates, and amonia.

i Also have a Octopus rated for 300G while my entire system is 225 G.


You can see my build up thread here; http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2327805







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[Nina51]

so, does the algae not disintegrate when you leave it in the tank for a week?? i'm gonna have to go to the GNC and see what they have.

beautiful tank!

 

[Mudbeaver]

so, does the algae not disintegrate when you leave it in the tank for a week?? i'm gonna have to go to the GNC and see what they have.

beautiful tank!

Thanks ! No the algae is being eaten all through the week by diffrent critters, throughout the day and night. Urchins get their fill, snails , even the carnivore get into it as well very bizzar. seastars, I don't know if GNC has that its usually where you buy healthy foods, like natural grains, look for nutritional foods and specialty foods, tree huger , tree eaters lol. where they sell spice by the pound and stuff like that, usually not a chain store but very local, people with alergies go there usually.

 

[Mudbeaver]

They are pretty chunky. Are you feeding your fish steroids. There is a article out there that I have read about over feeding fish it can cause issues with the fish. I'm not sure if your fish are to that point but I bet close lol

He are some responce i got all over ;

-Healthy is a good thing,
helps fight disease and ich

-Well fed fish are happy fish. Keeps them from pecking at any Coral's.

-wow... lol fat fish, they must be really happy!

-Chubby fish - Sexy fish! Healthy is Happy . Keeps them free from disease!

-Would you rather be fat and happy and live a little shorter or be hungry and live longer?

-As long as you can break down all that ammonia keep feeding them

-Look about what healthy ones in the wild look like

-With fresh water fish it's all about portion control. With salt, let them eat eat eat! This is how they look in the wild.

-Nope, they're nice and healthy, good job

-Just means they are happy fish!

-I have an Achilles that is about 4" wide...fat fish=healthy fish

-They are living the good life. We choose to take them and make them pets . Its not there choice so I think ur fish look great! To most of us in this hobby we consider them family and the way I see it ur taking care of them and atleast ur not neglecting them!

-Keep them fish fat!

-There happy your happy, keep it that way

-Sooooo,,,, why can't a fish be obese don't tell me they'll have a heart attack

-obesity happens in fish just like people and even though they may not get a "heart attack" other problems can definitely occur

-I would imagine it can shorten their life Aron, just like it can for humans.

-*******I used to be concerned with my fishes weight and then I went diving in the Bahamas. They were SO fat and happy!

-They look great fat fish equal happy fish

-well, too fat of a fish can lead to liver/kidney failure...and the under side of the belly is NOT how you tell if a fish is healthy..all of a fishes' fat reserves on up on the dorsal part of the fish (above the head). so when I look at fish at a fish store this is what im looking for (along with, does it have a pinched belly, clear eyes, clear fins, does it "recognize" me (esp true if an angelfish).

 

[Holsteiner]

Here's my Achilles I mentioned

 

[jcdeng]

I love your "refugium" more than your DT. how big is it??

 

[Mudbeaver]

Here's my Achilles I mentioned

Beautifull fish man wow

 

[Mudbeaver]

I love your "refugium" more than your DT. how big is it??

Its a 75 gallons starfire 3 panels, thanks. I like it too, thats why i made one big like that

my thread ; http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2327805

 

[jcdeng]

and you have a fish and invert qt. I like the rack style setup.

 

[footballdude2k3]

Love the setup, those are some happy tangs, I am guessing you do not see too much aggression?

 

[ca1ore]

Fish look awesome .....

FWIW, sheet of sea veggies lasts 10 mins. max in my tank. May have to try the other ones you showed.

 

[Dmorty217]

Fish look awesome .....

FWIW, sheet of sea veggies lasts 10 mins. max in my tank. May have to try the other ones you showed.

^ This... You mentioned Julian Sprung but the pictures you showed didn't look very JS like

 

[jhentr]

The sheets you mentioned looks like the ones you can also find at the asian markets too. I tried it a long time ago but my fishes never took to it. I might try it again and see.

 

[Frazzz]

Fat fish are good as long as you are able to cope with any extra nutrients. I'd say fish health comes first over any aesthetic problems with algae etc.

 

[Mudbeaver]

Love the setup, those are some happy tangs, I am guessing you do not see too much aggression?

When i added my convict Tang which wasn't planned after the Yellow Tang their was a small period of agression but my tank has lots of room and it took 3 weeks to settle down and another 2 to completely disappear. Now everybody is happy and have lots of room to swim and eat live algaes Ulva actually grows on my tonga branch sculptures.