Re: [GSAS-Member] Bloated Ancistrous

[Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>]

Steev brings up a good point.  I'd either not feed him or feed him a  
veggie diet.  I remember reading somewhere that shelled peas (usually  
frozen, thawed, with the outside skin removed so it separates easily  
into halves) have some ability to clean fish out.  Might be worth a  
try, and my ancistrus LOVE peas!
Laurel

On Aug 19, 2008, at 9:56 PM, Steev Ward wrote:

> Shango-
>    Sorry to hear about that Ancictrus. I've seen them get bloated  
> before and I can't
> really say why it happens. They usually don't survive that. I think  
> it is a good sign
> that it has hung in there for several days.
>    I think the Epsom Salts would be a good idea - that's usually  
> what people do with
> bloated fish. You can probably go as high as one Teaspoon per gallon  
> (I know that
> sounds like a lot). You should keep him separate. I would put him in  
> a 5 gallon bucket
> of new dechlorinated water with an airstone in it. It's warm enough  
> these days you
> shouldn't have to worry about a heater, and cooler temperatures  
> might even be good for
> him.
>    I would try feeding him some zuccini, on the chance that there is  
> some nutritional
> problem or something else in the intestine that could be cleared up  
> by a big veggy
> diet. Don't allow the water to get polluted.
>    I would say go ahead and use Metronidazole if you have it (as  
> Laurel suggested) but
> I have never found in intestinal flagellates in an Ancistrus (yet).
>    If you have any fish antibiotics on hand it might help him, if  
> the bloating is
> caused by a bacterial infection.
>
> Good Luck
> Steev
>
> --- Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com> 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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