Dead Bursa Trigger

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

I'm sorry for your loss. Have you tested Ammonia? I know it may the lowest common demoninator but you never know?

Just tested, at your suggestion. Undetectable.

Originally Posted by michika

How big was the trigger?

4 1/2" from Caudal penducle to snout. Approx 5 1/2" including the Caudal fin.

Upon thinking on it some more, I wonder if it could have choked on some food. I fed frozen krill last night. Maybe it choked on a bit of krill shell. My Pinktail spazzed out wildly once when I fed frozen krill. Had me scared.

[michika]

I was thinking maybe he/it was quite large and had come to the natural end of its life. Its happened to me a few times with some older fish.

[BC564]

I hate funerals.......any pet.....anything......well...except insects
example........... mosquitoes.......

Sorry for your loss....

[EmilyB]

OMG, that's a blackblotch, just like TrigNo. No way end of his life, mine is 10 now.

His belly does look an odd shape.

[Jason McK]

Poor guy. Sorry for you loss

[EmilyB]

I never feed krill.

Mostly mysis, pellets, flake, occasional frozen shrimp, I also get a lot of veggies into my trigger. He absolutely loves them, whether it is OSI stickons or Spirulina flake.

He looks bloated ?

[Johnny Reefer]

Thanx for the condolences.
It looks more bloated in the pic. I didn't notice anything out of ordinary otherwise. I could be wrong, though, and this very well may be a sign that I missed. Someone on another board suggested impacted intestines as a possible cause. I still have it (in the freezer). I'm going to attempt an autopsy later.

[Zylumn]

Originally Posted by EmilyB

His belly does look an odd shape.

I agree with Deb the stomach looks way too big. Either ate too much or too fast.
Kevin

[justinl]

Could have been internal parasites as well. If the fish had the worms all along, there's not much you could have done to see it or do about it. just a thought.

I agree with brad, if you do decide to do a necropsy, please post pics if you're comfortable with it. It's not something you see every day on an aquarium forum is it?

[Johnny Reefer]

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