Bloated (?) sailfin pleco

[Giogina]

Hi everyone,
I need some advice from people with experience...

I was on vacation for 10 days, and the guy I asked to feed the fish waaaay overfed them - I siphoned out like a weeks worth of rotten food pellets after my return.
And now my Pleco (Sailfin pleco I think, about 20 cm long) has a really round stomach He's pooping at a normal rate though. (I didn't feed him since I returned.) His poop looks like usual - brown, but kinda doesn't rip off (if it gets stretched, it kinda stretches out really thin before it rips off, is that normal?), can't see any parasites in there with my bare eye.
He behaves mostly normal, except a bit lazier and more often in hiding...
Also, I can't find one of my Cory's. Worst case, the cory died and the pleco ate him (do sailfin plecos do that? He behaves very vegetarian usually).
I cannot see any "sticking off scales", but maybe I'm not looking correctly - where would they be?

What should I do? Are epsom salt baths indicated if he does poop?

Thanks for any advice...
Gio

 

[Giogina]

Update: He's more active now, asking for food, and pooping like a champion. I managed to take a few pictures - is there a way to upload them while I'm not allowed to share links?

 

[kno4te]

Glad it cleared up quick without intervention. Can link ur photos but not directly upload.

 

[Giogina]

Hi, thanks for replying!
Are you saying it should be OK to wait it out? He's still rather round ...

 

[kno4te]

Hi, thanks for replying!
Are you saying it should be OK to wait it out? He's still rather round ...

Sorry for the impression it cleared up. But if the pleco is still round then starve it a bit, 3-5 days. Can add some Epsom salt 1 tbsp per 5g. Make sure the water is clean.

 

[Giogina]

Sorry for the impression it cleared up. But if the pleco is still round then starve it a bit, 3-5 days. Can add some Epsom salt 1 tbsp per 5g. Make sure the water is clean.

Okay - not feeding, nitrite is zero, doing water changes every day. I found the missing Cory, dead but uneaten - rest in peace, little guy
I think the pleco is slowly getting better, now looking more like he has beer belly than like a balloon.
Maybe after he didn't have food for a few days I can finally trick him into eating some zucchini? (he doesn't accept vegetables usually) or is that a bad idea after something like this?

 

[kno4te]

Okay - not feeding, nitrite is zero, doing water changes every day. I found the missing Cory, dead but uneaten - rest in peace, little guy
I think the pleco is slowly getting better, now looking more like he has beer belly than like a balloon.
Maybe after he didn't have food for a few days I can finally trick him into eating some zucchini? (he doesn't accept vegetables usually) or is that a bad idea after something like this?

Not bad a little zucchini should be fine.