Re: [GSAS-Member] Bloated Ancistrous

[Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>]

I am not very familiar with ancistrus problems, but my experience with  
Mbuna suggests that he might have issues with an intestinal parasite  
if he's been stressed lately or had a particularly large diet.  Adding  
dissolved epsom salts over the course of a few hours at the rate of 1  
cup per hundred gallons for  a few days may help.   Is he having any  
whitish poo?  You may consider treating the whole tank with a  
metrodizanole containing anti-parasitic medication if he gets worse.   
He has potential to infect his tankmates if it's a concern too.  If I  
ever have a fish that I suspect of bloat, they immediately get netted  
and put into the hospital tank with epsom salts, and later treated  
with metro if they don't show improvement.  If there's white poo, be  
sure to THOROUGHLY vac the gravel daily and do at least 50% water  
changes every day.  If this doesn't help, you may consider posting in  
the illness/nutrition forum of www.cichlid-forum.com, they answer  
questions about all fish and are very speedy!

Laurel
On Aug 19, 2008, at 8:32 PM, Shango Los wrote:

> Hello Friends,
>
> I have a non-albino ancistrous who is looking very bloated and may be
> breathing slowly but not really heavily.  He is also not in his  
> usual hiding
> place.  He has moved to hang out in the heavier flow attached to my  
> Vortex
> CO2 reactor and then on the substrate in the corner below where the  
> flow
> returns to my circulation pump.
>
> He has been looking bloated for about 4 days.  I do 50% water  
> changes every
> Sunday.
>
> Any feedback regarding potential causes and prescriptions would be  
> helpful.
> I see no spots or discoloration on him.  Whatever is going on is  
> internal.
>
> Thanks for any feedback or advice.  My web research has turned up a  
> lot of
> mush.
>
> Shango
>
>
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