Help! My boy is bloated 😢
I woke yesterday to find my OG Hopsin looking a little bloated (this is the best pic I've been able to get of him..yes I know I need to clean the sides my tank. Never again will I buy an acrylic tank!) When I first noticed it, he was floating at the top, but quickly swam down to hide when I opened the lid to get a better look. He doesn't seem to have any issues swimming up or staying down, so I've left him alone for now. I want to say he looks a bit smaller today..but that could just be me trying to psych myself into thinking he's getting better. The day before yesterday he was completely fine. I did, however, end up overfeeding them that night though. Before I could suck the excess food (they get Brine shrimp on weekends as a treat) from their dish, they got in a tussle inside the dish and said shrimp went everywhere! I thought "no biggie, they have done this before, I'll vacuum the tank out tomorrow" since I was already planning on cleaning it and doing a partial water change. I haven't cleaned it yet though because I'm trying to limit any extra stress on him. I tested my water yesterday after noticing and results are as follows: ph- 7.4, ammonia- 0, Nitrite-0, Nitrates- ~15 ppm. Tank temp stays at 78 (double checked with thermometer) It's a 5 gallon tank, heavily planted and well established. Only other tank mate is his frogalicious girl Fergie and she's completely fine. I've read that it could be because he ate too much and to fast for 48-72 hours...but I wanted to get advice from actual humans with experience rather than relying on Googles AI chat. He's like a child to me so I'm terrified he won't survive this! If I left anything out please feel free to ask!