PaddleTailConcerns
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Hello!
I have two Paddle tail newts in a 20 gallon aquarium and one of them (The male I think) has become very, very bloated over the last couple months. I initially thought he was just getting chunky, and fed him less but he's continued to grow in size.
His arms, legs, throat, head, and tail are all still exactly the same size, his apatite is still pretty much the same (A little less then normal), he still runs around and is super active, and still courts my other newt like crazy. The only difference is his massive pear-like shape. He's much wider on the bottom but there's still a noticeable bulge right below his front legs kind of like an avocado or pear and he scrapes his belly when he walks along. The skin doesn't look stretched or anything either. His cloaca is fairly swollen with the little hairs visible, which is also fairly new I think.
I'm super worried he's either very impacted, has bloat, or something else, please help!
I'll put the pictures below, I'm sorry for the bad quality.
I have two Paddle tail newts in a 20 gallon aquarium and one of them (The male I think) has become very, very bloated over the last couple months. I initially thought he was just getting chunky, and fed him less but he's continued to grow in size.
His arms, legs, throat, head, and tail are all still exactly the same size, his apatite is still pretty much the same (A little less then normal), he still runs around and is super active, and still courts my other newt like crazy. The only difference is his massive pear-like shape. He's much wider on the bottom but there's still a noticeable bulge right below his front legs kind of like an avocado or pear and he scrapes his belly when he walks along. The skin doesn't look stretched or anything either. His cloaca is fairly swollen with the little hairs visible, which is also fairly new I think.
I'm super worried he's either very impacted, has bloat, or something else, please help!
I'll put the pictures below, I'm sorry for the bad quality.
