unusual behavior

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wardie

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i just lost my 10 inch spinosus and dont entirely know what killed it i think it was constpated
2 days ago it was outside its cave in the open while the lights were on then this morning (technically yesterday morning ) its tail fin was red and its skin on its back half was all gammy looking so i put some esha2000 in and when i came in at 4pm its was hardly moveing and its skin was now looking really nasty it was like bad sunburn when your skin starts peeling when i got it out of the tank its stomach was swollen and its anus was sticking out and red
so my advice is when a fish shows unusual behavior watch it like a hawk and if possible try to see all the fish
 
sorry man.. sounds like it was SERIOUS constipation:(
 
sounds like a possible nutritional issue, or parasites.
If you still have the body I would take gill samples and fecal samples and look at them closely under a microscope.
 
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