6 Line has a fat stomach

[aarone]

I just looked at my 6 line cruising around my rock work. I fed about 2 hours ago with a mix of different sea food. Scallops, calamari, mussels and shrimp. I have not fed this to my fish in about a month. It had been sitting in a zip lock bag in my freezer. I usually feed mysis. When i cut the pieces off the frozen block i accidentally got some on the table. I did not think anything of this until i fed it to the fish. I went back to look at the counter and it had some salt and pepper where i had prepared their food. Can pepper inflame his stomach?
My clown has a slightly larger tummy as well. What else could it be? If it is the pepper will it pass?
Specs
28 gal Bow
nitrate: .1
nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
Ph: 8.2
DKH: 11
Temp: 82F
Salinity 1.023
aaron

 

[beth]

I have a sand perch who also devours chucks of fresh seafood that must be twice the size of his stomach....the result is he looks like he swallowed a marble.
If you're worried, just keep a close eye on them over the next day and see if anything really develops. Otherwise.....I think they are fine.
You may want to make that a more frequent feature in the fish menu. Fresh over frozen is better, IMO.

 

[aarone]

well, it is not realy fresh food. I just bought two 6 pound packs of mixed sea food from the grocery store, added garlic juice, then blended up and froze (great smell by the way!). The fish seem to love it.
aaron

 

[beth]

Yes, I do that too. Most of the "fresh" seafood at the grocery store are really frozen foods too That is pretty much what I use for my fishes' diet. However, since you are mixing up your won food, you might want to try mince the garlic fresh instead of the juice. I have found it to be more effective.

 

[aarone]

thanx beth! I will keep an eye on the little guy. But what about the whole pepper thing? could that cause an inflamation?
aaron

 

[beth]

It is not likely that a few grains of peper would even stay on the food once you added the food to the tank. I think if the fish is acting fine otherwise, you shouldn't concern yourself. However, just for safe measure, keep and eye out for a few days.