Dead Bursa Trigger

michika · #1 11-20-2007, 07:12 PM

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 · #2 11-20-2007, 07:21 PM

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

Sorry for your loss....

EmilyB · #3 11-21-2007, 06:53 AM

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 · #4 11-21-2007, 07:00 AM

Poor guy. Sorry for you loss

EmilyB · #5 11-21-2007, 07:34 AM

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 · #6 11-21-2007, 04:04 PM

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.

untamed · #7 11-21-2007, 10:20 PM

Not to be gross...but I would genuinely be interested in seeing posted pictures of the autopsy....especially if you think you've found something.

I've not had a large enough fish to perform an autopsy on, but I've often considered it. I have a dissecting microscope for the job. If any of my current fish die mysteriously like that, I'll certainly be having a good look.

I suppose we should be saying "necropsy". Here's a link I found that discussed what you might see and what it might mean:

http://www.koivet.com/handouts/akcanecropsy.doc

Zylumn · #8 11-21-2007, 11:57 PM

Quote:

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 · #9 11-22-2007, 12:42 AM

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 · #10 11-22-2007, 06:12 AM

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