Internal parasite?

[.C.J.]

could a slight bloat on the fish be due to an internal parasite? My albino silver has a slight bloat on the right side of his body on the stomach area and his poop is opaque to almost transparent that is stringy. Them being wild caught could be the cause of internal parasites

 

[.C.J.]

could a slight bloat on the fish be due to an internal parasite? My albino silver has a slight bloat on the right side of his body on the stomach area and his poop is opaque to almost transparent that is stringy. Them being wild caught could be the cause of internal parasites

Even when i fast him his bloat doesnt completely disappear

 

[islandguy11]

Yes if its poop is coming out opaque and stringy that is quite likely an an internal parasite or bacterial infection, how long have you had your fish and did you do any de-worming, which is esp. important given that it's wild caught?

 

[.C.J.]

Yes if its poop is coming out opaque and stringy that is quite likely an an internal parasite or bacterial infection, how long have you had your fish and did you do any de-worming, which is esp. important given that it's wild caught?

I’ve had him for 10 days now. At first i thought that he just got bloated bc of me feeding him the head part of the superworm. Then i fasted him for 5 days but the bump didnt completely disappear. In the course of 5 days of fasting him he still poops even though he doesnt eat.

He’s only 4” and i havent done any deworming yet but i plan to inject some garlic juice on a mealworm and feed it to him.

 

[twentyleagues]

Yeah sounds like islandguy11 is right. I'd get meds on board right away. Don't know a ton about what safe for arowana though.

 

[kno4te]

Dose prazi and metro (metro with food).