Clownfish is about to explode

[jbanman14]

Hey,

So for a couple weeks now my clownfish has gotten much larger. I have two of them so its seems like she is the female and pregnant but her tummy is getting ridiculously big. Is this normal? What can i do to help?

Thanks for looking
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[SynDen]

That looks like an infection of some sort not pregnancy. Here's a link of someone with the same issue and sounds like she might need QT treatment
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2058737

 

[jahmic]

That's abnormal, the fish is bloated. What are you feeding? This can sometimes happen if your fish are regularly eating flakes off the surface, as they will end gulping down air.

You can try boiling a pea. Peel the skin off the outside and feed the rest after crushing it a bit. It can sometimes help clear their system. If that doesn't work then there's a chance the fish has an internal infection (swim bladder, intestinal, etc)...you will want to QT and treat if that's the case.

 

[SynDen]

+1 seems like thats a good first option
here's another link http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1722369 that says it might be an internal parasite too. Have you seen the fish poop recently and what does it look like?