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Tropical Fish Keeping Help and Advice => The Emergency Room => Topic started by: CluckieT on May 21, 2015, 10:40:41 PM

Title: Possible constipation in danio
Post by: CluckieT on May 21, 2015, 10:40:41 PM
Hi there, just seeing if anyone has any suggestions for helping my danio. For a couple of weeks now she seemed to be getting bigger. At first I put it down to being full of eggs but it has been going on too long now, and I haven't seen her poop in that time. I have had her in a hospital tank for 48 hours and have tried the blanched pea treatment but she refuses to eat it, still no poop. Does anyone have any ideas about constipation treatment or do you think it could be a swim bladder problem causing the constipation ( or vice versa) any advice would be great fully received by the danio and myself as she looks like she's going to pop poor thing.
Title: Re: Possible constipation in danio
Post by: Anne on May 22, 2015, 10:44:13 AM
When I had a constipated Platy who didn't like eating peas Sue suggested feeding her frozen or live Daphnia and then not feeding her for 2 days.  It worked.  Unlike your Danio she was pooping before hand it was just that it was white, stringy and gapy - if that makes sense.
Title: Re: Possible constipation in danio
Post by: Sue on May 22, 2015, 10:57:54 AM
Just to check - do the danio's scales stick out like a pine cone? If they do, the fish has dropsy which is very difficult to cure as you first need to identify the underlying disease.

But hopefully it isn't dropsy, and yes you could try daphnia to treat constipation, either live or frozen. Dried could make things worse though.

It is usually constipation that causes swim bladder problems by the enlarged bowel pressing on the swim bladder.
Title: Re: Possible constipation in danio
Post by: CluckieT on May 22, 2015, 01:03:30 PM
Thank you Anne and Sue, no her scales are all smooth so it doesn't look like dropsy thankfully, I will get some daphnia and give that a go.
I had also seen that Epsom salts can be used but was a little sceptical as they are quite harsh aren't they?
Thanks again I will let you know how I get on  :)
Title: Re: Possible constipation in danio
Post by: fcmf on May 22, 2015, 01:21:36 PM
Hi,

See my suggestions in this thread which might help:
http://www.thinkfish.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,1912.msg18132.html#msg18132

Hope the issue resolves to good effect.
Title: Re: Possible constipation in danio
Post by: Sue on May 22, 2015, 02:35:43 PM
Epsom salt baths are used to draw fluid out of the tissues. Mix 1 teaspoon (5ml spoon) epsom salts in a tub with 1 US gall (3.6 litres) water and leave the fish in that for up to 30 mins twice a day. Remove the fish sooner if it becomes distressed.

But try the daphnia first.
Title: Re: Possible constipation in danio
Post by: CluckieT on May 22, 2015, 07:43:52 PM
Thank you all, plenty to try there. Hopefully the danio will improve with some of these techniques  :)