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okay so here goes my fish is bloated. he refuses to eat and now hes got a long string of bio hanging out of his anus. the bio is not a normal color its white and looks like his feelers (he is a 3 spot or a blue graumi) what do i do???!!!???

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okay, the tank is fairly new, i had to start from scrach so i just have the 2 small fish in there and i have been watching the ammonia levels yes i have had to use the chemical ammonia rid stuff which i know isint the greatest. but i have to keep it down somehow.

try to feed it a boiled shelled pea...

if he wont eat it soak it with some blood worms... is he acting funny? because my fish get this from time to time just from over indulging...

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Could be anything from internal parasites and bacteria to constipation, try the blanched mashed and shelled pea trick, its really just for fibre, and if you think its serious beyong that try the jungle labs antiparasite formula. If he genuinely wont eat you can try a little epsom salts in the water, it might cause a purge.

Water readings might be helpful, maldigestion and constipation can often be aggravated by water quality issues. A fish with a reduced level of breathing and difficulty in passing renal wastes can suffer from all sorts of kidney and liver issues and its also worth considering that as a cause of osmotic failure, and all the symptoms associated with dropsy.

Can you be more specific about precisely where hes bloated?

any new info?

Hi,
I'm not sure what else you want. You gave us sketchy
information, and several suggestions were offered.
Now, rather than just asking "anything new" you might
offer responses to the questions, and perhaps appropriate
comments such as "I tried the crushed peas" or I did...
(Such and such) and nothing has changed, or the swelling
(bloating) is going down, etc.

If you are feeding them freeze dried foods without first
soaking them, that could be THE problem as well.

The "cure" is not going to happen overnight. All of
these posts are dated 01 Feb. Take action with the
suggestions and keep the guys who responded to you posted
as things change.

Frank


-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

yes, he does seem to be getting better and a little more active. thanks everyone and yes frank i was not soaking the blood worms first. i will be sure to do that from now on. how long do i soak them for?

well, looking at he pics you have, that Trichogaster sure does look to be a female.(and a very nice specimen at that)
In no way am I an expert nor is it my intent to contradict any of the previous replies, just a thought and going out on a limb here, I wonder if she could be "egg-bound". It is uncommon for fish to get in this condition but it still happens. If this be the case, the long opaque "poo string" may be the result of the fish reabsorbing the eggs within the abdomen, nearly pure protein, which might explain the refusal to eat. Like Longhairedgit suggested, keep up with the mashed shelled peas to get in some vegetable matter and fiber.

Best of luck and hang in there

J.

well shes not bloated anymore. that makes me happy however she still not eating yet. but ill give it a day or two to see how she acts a bit later. ill keep you updated thanks again everyone