Bloated Pleco

cj.xx

Feeder Fish
Dec 22, 2014
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Hey guys i really need help.. so i had an ammonia spike in my tank about 3 weeks ago due to cleaning filter an did a mini cycle.. just before i got rid of my africans an got americans.. i bought blood worms an my pleco had some an soon after got bloated.. now my water had been back to normal about 2 weeks an my pleco still isnt eating.. my little jag has been getting picky so i gave him blood worms an 90%sure the pleco didnt eat any.. but i just looked an his even more bloated then before.. i have no idea what to do as hes not eating.. an tested the water an its still all good.. i usually feed him zucchini an pumpkin an alge wafers as had africans before so i could do protien but i wouldnt of thought the blood worms would of bloated him since ive read that they can eat them.. please help
 

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Start some Epsom salts it'll help as a laxative.


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predatorkeeper87

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Start some Epsom salts it'll help as a laxative.


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+1 dose the water if he isn't eating. The epsom salts won't hurt the fish.

If I were you, I'd also soak 2-3 algae wafers in a heavy epsom salt solution and then drop them in just on the off chance he picks at them it will help get the salts into his system.
 
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